Research on Engagement in Activity

The International Handbook of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 335-368

  Felce, David ^a   Emerson, Eric ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design of comparative evaluations; Observational categories; Observational technology and analysis; Quantifying engagement; Research applications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949034349     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713198.ch17     Document Type: Chapter

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