Looking back on school - The views of adult graduates of a residential special school for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 102-107

  Hornby, Garry ^a   Witte, Chrystal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Graduates; Interviews; Mainstreaming; Residential schools; Special schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 45349103301     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2008.00380.x     Document Type: Article

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