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ERIC Number: EJ553930
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
Learning Disabilities in Costa Rica: Challenges for an "Army of Teachers."
Stough, Laura M.; Aguirre-Roy, Ana Ruth
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v30 n5 p566-71 Sep-Oct 1997
Describes the history and evolution of special education services in Costa Rica, along with critical issues that impede the expansion of educational services to students with learning disabilities. These include shortages of trained personnel, geographic isolation of a large sector of the population, and severe economic limitations. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Geographic Isolation, Learning Disabilities, Rural Schools, Services, Special Education, Teacher Shortage
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Costa Rica