Changing perspectives of special education in the evolving context of educational reform

The SAGE Handbook of Special Education

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 85-106

  Rouse, Martyn ^a   McLaughlin, Margaret J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 77951544558     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781848607989.n8     Document Type: Chapter

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