Preparing Teachers for the Transition of Students with Disabilities Through Community-Based Instruction

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-118

  Kamens, Michele Wilson ^a   Dolyniuk, Chrystina A ^a   Dinardo, Paulette ^b  

^a RIDER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b West Windsor Plainsboro School District   (United States)

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EID: 84992815705     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088572880302600107     Document Type: Article

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