Promoting Transition Success for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Disabilities: The Value of Mentoring
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David Waldegrave Leake, Sheryl Burgstahler, Margo Vreeberg Izzo Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA; DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) Program, University of Washington, Seattle, USA; Nisonger Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA. Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Received February 24, 2011; revised April 5, 2011; accepted April 14, 2011.
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