Revisiting Personnel Utilization in Inclusion-Oriented Schools

Journal of Special Education

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-132

  Giangreco, Michael F ^a   Suter, Jesse C ^a   Hurley, Sean M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

caseload; inclusive education; paraprofessionals; service delivery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879835964     PISSN: 00224669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022466911419015     Document Type: Article

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