Inclusion and exclusion in school: Experiences of children labelled 'ADHD' in South Africa

Critical New Perspectives on ADHD

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 96-114

  Muthukrishna, Nithi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 79953688479     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203008010     Document Type: Chapter

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