Pathways to inclusion: Moving from special school to mainstream

Educational Psychology in Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-127

  Gibb, Kathryn ^a   Tunbridge, Daniel ^b   Chua, Angelia ^c   Frederickson, Norah ^d  

^a Department of Clinical   (United Kingdom)

^b Essex Special Educational Needs and Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

^c Psychological Services   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 69249207423     PISSN: 02667363     EISSN: 14695839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02667360701320770     Document Type: Article

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