Psychosocial functioning and school achievement of children with mild intellectual disability in Polish special, integrative, and mainstream schools

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 99-108

  Szumski, Grzegorz ^a   Karwowski, Maciej ^a  

^a THE MARIA GRZEGORZEWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Emotional integration; Intellectual disability; Poland; Social integration; Special educational needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902515297     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jppi.12076     Document Type: Article

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