Social participation of students with special needs in regular primary education in the Netherlands

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-75

  Koster, Marloes ^a   Pijl, Sip Jan ^a   Nakken, Han ^a   van Houten, Els ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Inclusive education; Social participation; Special needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649113127     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120903537905     Document Type: Article

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