The acceptance and rejection of peers with ADHD and ASD in general secondary education

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 325-332

  de Boer, Anke ^a   Pijl, Sip Jan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attitudes; challenging behavior; general secondary education; inclusive education; peer acceptance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963490988     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2014.958812     Document Type: Article

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