Transition from special education into postschool services for young adults with intellectual disability: Irish parents' experience

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 196-203

  Gillan, Diane ^a   Coughlan, Barry ^b  

^a Lisduggan Lodge   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Disability; Intellectual disability; Parent; Special education; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650471836     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2010.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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