A National Picture of Parent and Youth Participation in IEP and Transition Planning Meetings

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 140-155

  Wagner, Mary ^a   Newman, Lynn ^a   Cameto, Renée ^a   Javitz, Harold ^a   Valdes, Kathryn ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

IEPs; parent involvement; self determination; student engagement; transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869044796     PISSN: 10442073     EISSN: 15384802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1044207311425384     Document Type: Article

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