Addressing the research gap in special education through mixed methods

Learning Disability Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 208-218

  Klingner, Janette K ^a   Boardman, Alison G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixed methods research; Qualitative research; Research to practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054888712     PISSN: 07319487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731948711417559     Document Type: Article

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