TAKE CHARGE for the Future: A Controlled Field-Test of a Model to Promote Student Involvement in Transition Planning

Career Development for Exceptional Individuals

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 89-104

  Powers, Laurie E ^a   Turner, Alison ^b   Westwood, Dean ^b   Matuszewski, Jeanne ^c   Wilson, Roxanne ^d   Phillips, Amy ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center on Self Determination   (United States)

^c Granite State Independent Living Center ^*

^d Granite State Independent Living Center   (United States)

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EID: 84993791794     PISSN: 08857288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088572880102400107     Document Type: Article

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