Transition partnerships: The views of education professionals and staff in support services for young people with learning disabilities

British Journal of Special Education

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-119

  Kaehne, Axel ^a   Beyer, Stephen ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Employment; Learning disabilities; Partnership; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 68849101633     PISSN: 09523383     EISSN: 14678578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2009.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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