Special education in society and culture: Comparative and developmental perspectives

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 349-358

  Stangvik, Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Classification systems; Comparative studies; Globalisation; Knowledge transfer; National context

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SPECIAL EDUCATION; SPEECH DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649377858     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2010.513539     Document Type: Article

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