Attitudes Toward Including Students With Intellectual Disabilities at College

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 234-239

  Griffin, Megan M ^a   Summer, Allison H ^b,c   Mcmillan, Elise D ^b,c   Day, Tammy L ^b   Hodapp, Robert M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Inclusion; Intellectual disabilities; Postsecondary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871378878     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jppi.12008     Document Type: Article

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