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The Importance of Teacher-Student Relationships for Adolescents with High Incidence Disabilities

Christopher Murray Associate Professor of Special Education, Secondary Special Education & Transition, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
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Robert C. Pianta Novartis Professor of Education and Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Pages 105-112 | Published online: 13 Oct 2009

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