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Self-Concept and the Mildly Intellectually Handicapped: A Case for Special Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Ian Hay*
Affiliation:
Queensland Department of Education

Abstract

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Type
Viewpoints and Reports
Copyright
Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 1984

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