Secondary school transition for children with special educational needs: A literature review

Support for Learning

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-34

  Hughes, Laura A ^a   Banks, Pauline ^a   Terras, Melody M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Literature review; School transition; Secondary; Self esteem; Social support; Specific learning difficulty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875773295     PISSN: 02682141     EISSN: 14679604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9604.12012     Document Type: Article

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