Peer tutoring between young adults with severe and complex learning difficulties: The effects of mediation training with Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment programme

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-117

  Kaufman, Ruth ^a   Burden, Robert ^b  

^a Oranim College   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive functions; Mediation; Peer learning; Special needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 8344254341     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03173239     Document Type: Article

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