Peer interactions and academic engagement of youth with developmental disabilities in inclusive middle and high school classrooms

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 479-494

  Carter, Erik W ^a   Sisco, Lynn G ^a   Brown, Lissa ^a   Brickham, Dana ^a   Al Khabbaz, Zainab A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; PEER GROUP; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPECIAL EDUCATION; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS;

EID: 56649083313     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: 19447558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/2008.113:479-494     Document Type: Article

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