Is the use of labels in special education helpful?

Support for Learning

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-42

  Lauchlan, Fraser ^a   Boyle, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Diagnosis; Discrimination; Labelling; Stigmatisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249127826     PISSN: 02682141     EISSN: 14679604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9604.2007.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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