Descriptions of personal experiences: Effects on students' learning and behavioral intentions toward peers with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 960-973

  Saecker, Lee B ^a   Skinner, Amy L ^a   Skinner, Christopher H ^a   Rowland, Emily ^a   Kirk, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 78650442369     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20517     Document Type: Article

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