Establishing the State of Affairs for Evidence-Based Practices in Students with Severe Disabilities

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 8-18

  Spooner, Fred ^a   McKissick, Bethany R ^b   Knight, Victoria F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic skills; daily living skills; evidence based practices; instructional strategies; severe disabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014496231     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1540796916684896     Document Type: Article

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