Are schools ready for Joshua? Dimensions of African-American culture among students identified as having behavioral/emotional disorders

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 653-671

  Webb Johnson, Gwendolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 85009561243     PISSN: 09518398     EISSN: 13665898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0951839022000014367     Document Type: Article

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