Evidence-Based Practice in Special Education and Cultural Adaptations: Challenges and Implications for Research

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 53-61

  Wang, Mian ^a   Lam, Yeana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural adaptation; cultural competence; evidence based practice; implementation fidelity; implementation science

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; SPECIAL EDUCATION;

EID: 85014488459     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1540796916685872     Document Type: Article

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