Disability and post-high school transition: Does placement in special education improve outcomes for young people?

Advances in School Mental Health Promotion

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 17-29

  Berzin, Stephanie Cosner ^a   Kelly, Michael S ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom placement; Emerging adulthood; Post high school transition; Special education

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949088638     PISSN: 1754730X     EISSN: 20498535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1754730X.2009.9715701     Document Type: Article

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