Parent choice in the education of students with disabilities

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 189-202

  Jenkinson, Josephine C ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 4444252432     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1034912980450205     Document Type: Article

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