The impact of including children with intellectual disability in general education classrooms on the academic achievement of their low-, average-, and high-achieving peers

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-30

  Sermier Dessemontet, Rachel ^a   Bless, Gérard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Achievement; Developmental disability; Inclusive education; Mainstreaming

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWITZERLAND;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWITZERLAND;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873897752     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2012.757589     Document Type: Article

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