Challenging orthodoxy in special education: On longstanding debates and philosophical divides

The SAGE Handbook of Special Education

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 515-527

  Gallagher, Deborah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781848607989.n40     Document Type: Chapter

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