Teaching high school students with learning and emotional disabilities in inclusion science classrooms: A case study of four teachers' beliefs and practices

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-26

  Robinson, Scott ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 52649107046     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015177609052     Document Type: Article

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