Facing the challenges of children and youth with special abilities and needs on the fringes of Omani society

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-15

  Profanter, Annemarie ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child human rights; Children; Community services; Monitoring of centers; Prevalence of special needs in the Sultanate of Oman; Stigma related discrimination; Training institutions; Youth and adults with special abilities and needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 57149096878     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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