The perspective of children and youth: How different stakeholders identify architectural barriers for inclusion in schools

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 510-517

  Pivik, Jayne Renee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Architectural barriers; Child and youth participation; Children with disabilities; Inclusive environmental assessment; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149279749     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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