Randomized evaluation of peer support arrangements to support the inclusion of high school students with severe disabilities

Exceptional Children

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 209-233

  Carter, Erik W ^a   Asmus, Jennifer ^b   Moss, Colleen K ^b   Biggs, Elizabeth E ^a   Bolt, Dan M ^b   Born, Tiffany L ^b   Brock, Matthew E ^a   Cattey, Gillian N ^a   Chen, Rui ^a   Cooney, Molly ^b   Fesperman, Ethan ^a   Hochman, Julia M ^a   Huber, Heartley B ^a   Lequia, Jenna L ^b   Lyons, Gregory ^b   Moyseenko, Kerrie A ^b   Riesch, Lindsay M ^b   Shalev, Rebecca A ^b   Vincent, Lori B ^b   Weir, Katie ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84979084894     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: 21635560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0014402915598780     Document Type: Article

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