Teacher Candidates’ Perceptions of Barriers to Effective Transition Programming

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-25

  Wandry, Donna L ^a   Webb, Kristine W ^b   Williams, Jane M ^c   Bassett, Diane S ^d   Asselin, Susan B ^e   Hutchinson, Susan R ^d  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

postsecondary education; program evaluation; research survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450009589     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885728808315391     Document Type: Article

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