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ERIC Number: EJ278069
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Jan
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Learning Disabilities: A Neurophysiological Dysfunction.
Cruickshank, William M.
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v16 n1 p27-29 Jan 1983
The author reviews the controversy over definitions of learning disabilities and posits two "givens" in any defintion of the condition: that all learning is neurological, and that learning is conditioning. He proposes a definition based on neuropsychological dysfunction which can be translated into an educational regimen. (CL)
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Neurology, Perceptual Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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