Causal Effects of Inclusion on Postsecondary Education Outcomes of Individuals With High-Incidence Disabilities

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 210-219

  Rojewski, Jay W ^a   Lee, In Heok ^a   Gregg, Noel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

high incidence disabilities; inclusion; NLTS 2; postsecondary education outcomes; propensity score analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922627428     PISSN: 10442073     EISSN: 15384802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1044207313505648     Document Type: Article

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