Ethnic minority pupils in swedish schools: Some trends in over-representation of minority pupils in special educational programmes

International Journal of Special Education

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 18-30

  Berhanu, Girma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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