Educational arrangements and social participation with peers amongst children with disabilities in regular schools

International Journal of Inclusive Education

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 497-512

  Wendelborg, Christian ^a   Tossebro, Jan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

classroom participation; disabilities; educational arrangements; inclusion; social participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960770603     PISSN: 13603116     EISSN: 14645173     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13603110903131739     Document Type: Article

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