Entrance test accommodations, admission and enrollment of students with learning disabilities in teacher training colleges in Israel

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-270

  Sharoni, Varda ^a   Vogel, Gila ^a  

^a School of Education   (Israel)

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EID: 79955491357     PISSN: 02602938     EISSN: 1469297X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02602930600896423     Document Type: Article

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