Special needs education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): A systems perspective

Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-117

  Arif, Mohammed ^a   Gaad, Eman ^a  

^a THE BRITISH UNIVERSITY IN DUBAI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

SEN; Systems analysis; UAE

Indexed keywords

EID: 44849112499     PISSN: 14713802     EISSN: 14713802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-3802.2008.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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