Self-advocacy instruction: Bridging the research-to-practice gap

Focus on Exceptional Children

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1-20

  Fiedler, Craig R ^a   Danneker, Jeanne E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84940363588     PISSN: 0015511X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17161/foec.v39i8.6875     Document Type: Article

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