Sexual harassment among students with educational disabilities: Perspectives of special educators

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 208-221

  Young, Ellie L ^a   Heath, Melissa Allen ^a   Ashbaker, Betty Y ^a   Smith, Barbara ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabilities; School; Sexual harassment; Special educators; Students; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 47649110082     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741932507311635     Document Type: Article

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