Educators' Beliefs and Practices About Parent Involvement in Transition Planning

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 114-123

  Landmark, Leena Jo ^a   Roberts, Eric L ^a   Zhang, Dalun ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

beliefs; disabilities; parent involvement; special education; transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879956903     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: 15575047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2165143412463047     Document Type: Article

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