Examining the effects and quality of Interventions based on the assessment of contextual variables: A meta-analysis

Exceptional Children

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 407-422

  Losinski, Mickey ^a   Maag, John W ^b   Katsiyannis, Antonis ^c   Ennis, Robin Parks ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84903465630     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0014402914527243     Document Type: Review

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