This is my truth, tell me yours: Exploring the internal tensions within collaborative learning disability research

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 271-276

  Mcclimens, Alex ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authority; Authorship; Collaboration; Language; Learning disability; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049094596     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2007.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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