Mandates and Effective Transition Planning Practices Reflected in IEPs

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-59

  Powers, Kristin M ^a   Gil Kashiwabara, Eleanor ^b   Geenen, Sarah J ^b   Powers, Laurie E ^b   Balandran, Julie ^c   Palmer, Catherine ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Whittier Area Cooperative Special Education Program   (United States)

^d Saint Cloud (Minnesota) Hospital   (United States)

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EID: 84992784224     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08857288050280010701     Document Type: Article

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