Drop-Out Predictors Among Students With High-Incidence Disabilities: A National Longitudinal and Transitional Study 2 Analysis

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-64

  Zablocki, Mark ^a   Krezmien, Michael P ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

discipline; drop out; emotional and behavioral disorders; policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877331356     PISSN: 10442073     EISSN: 15384802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1044207311427726     Document Type: Article

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