Teachers and Challenging Behavior: Knowledge, Views, and Practices

Remedial and Special Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-63

  Westling, David L ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

challenging behavior; classroom practices; teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993728408     PISSN: 07419325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741932508327466     Document Type: Article

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