'Views of professionals on aims and outcomes of transition for young people with learning disabilities'

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-144

  Kaehne, Axel ^a   Beyer, Stephen ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Careers guidance; Education; Employment; Intellectual disabilities; Learning disabilities; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 66149098944     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2008.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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