Basic education for children with special needs in Zambia: Progress and challenges in the translation of policy into practice

Psychology and Developing Societies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-245

  Serpell, Robert ^a   Jere Folotiya, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

affirmative action; disability; Formal education; inclusion; special needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052833451     PISSN: 09713336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097133361102300204     Document Type: Article

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