Do Shared Decision-Making Teams Discuss Special Education in Educational Reform Meetings?

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 112-125

  Truscott, Stephen D ^a   Meyers, Joel ^b   Meyers, Barbara ^b   Gelzheiser, Lynn M ^c   Grout, Christine B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

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EID: 84993815522     PISSN: 10442073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10442073040150020501     Document Type: Article

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