Postschool outcome data collection programs: Examples from two states

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-63

  Rabren, Karen ^a   Johnson, Cinda ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Indicator 14; Post school outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950532931     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: 15575047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885728809353052     Document Type: Article

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