Transition from School to Adult Life: Critical Issues for Native American Youth With and Without Learning Disabilities

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 157-171

  Ramasamy, Rangasamy ^a   Duffy, Marylou ^a   Camp, Jimmy L ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84993736108     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088572880002300204     Document Type: Article

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