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ERIC Number: EJ378858
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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A New Definition of Learning Disabilities.
Hammill, Donald D.; And Others
Learning Disability Quarterly, v11 n3 p217-23 Sum 1988
The development of a new definition of learning disabilities accepted by organizations comprising the National Joint Committee for Learning Disabilities in 1981 is reviewed including reasons for a new definition, procedures followed in its development, the Committee's intended meaning for each phrase, and the current status of the definition. (DB)
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Etiology, Learning Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Neurological Impairments, Organizations (Groups), Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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