The Status of Personnel Preparation for Transition Education and Services: What Is the Critical Content? How Can It Be Offered?

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 227-237

  Morningstar, Mary E ^a   Clark, Gary M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 84992920922     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088572880302600208     Document Type: Article

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