Investigating the quality of learning disability documentation provided by students in higher education

Canadian Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-174

  Harrison, Allyson G ^a   Nichols, Eva ^b   Larochette, Anne Claire ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Learning Opportunities Task Force

Author keywords

Documentation; Instrumentation; Learning disabilities; Postsecondary

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049150853     PISSN: 08295735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0829573507312051     Document Type: Article

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