Supporting students with severe disabilities in inclusive schools: A descriptive account from schools implementing inclusive practices

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 261-274

  Kurth, Jennifer A ^a   Lyon, Kristin J ^b   Shogren, Karrie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inclusion; Severe disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960541502     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1540796915594160     Document Type: Article

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