En/countering disablement in school life in australia: Children talk about peer relations and living with illness and disability

Disability and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 853-866

  McMaugh, Anne ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agency; Disability; Harassment; Illness; Peer rejection; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855722822     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2011.618740     Document Type: Article

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