Trainee teachers' attitudes towards students with specific learning disabilities

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 16-29

  Woodcock, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 84880663077     PISSN: 1835517X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2013v38n8.6     Document Type: Article

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