Collaborative models of instruction: The empirical foundations of inclusion and co-teaching

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 498-510

  Solis, Michael ^a   Vaughn, Sharon ^a   Swanson, Elizabeth ^a   Mcculley, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84859595341     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.21606     Document Type: Article

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