Location matters: Geographic location and educational placement of students with developmental disabilities

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 154-164

  Brock, Matthew E ^a   Schaefer, John M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Educational placement; Inclusion; Least restrictive environment; Significant disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951915304     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1540796915591988     Document Type: Article

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