Paraprofessionals in Italy: Perspectives from an Inclusive Country

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 254-258

  Palladino, Paola ^a   Cornoldi, Cesare ^a   Vianello, Renzo ^a   Scruggs, Thomas E ^b   Mastropieri, Margo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

inclusion; Italy; Paraprofessionals; survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993704986     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.24.4.254     Document Type: Article

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