Collaborative problem solving effectively implemented, but not sustained: A case for aligning the sun, the moon, and the stars

Exceptional Children

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-209

  Santangelo, Tanya ^a  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58149327067     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290907500204     Document Type: Article

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