General education teachers' perceptions of the prereferral intervention team process

Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-39

  Slonski Fowler, Karen E ^a,c   Truscott, Stephen D ^b  

^a Collier County Public Schools ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c Alternative Sch for At Risk Youth   (United States)

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EID: 4544323398     PISSN: 10474412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532768xjepc1501_1     Document Type: Article

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