Collaborative life history: Different experiences of spending time in an institution in Iceland

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-109

  Hreinsdóttir, Eygló Ebba ^a   Stefánsdóttir, Gudrún ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Inclusive research; Institutions; Learning disabillity; Life history

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954041582     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2010.00631.x     Document Type: Article

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