Middle school boys' perspectives on social relationships with peers with disabilities

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 305-316

  Kalymon, Kristen ^a   Gettinger, Maribeth ^b   Hanley Maxwell, Cheryl ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Congruence; Contact theory; Inclusion; Mutuality; Peer relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954584457     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741932508327470     Document Type: Article

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