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creators_name: Fynes, Orna
corp_creators: Griffith College
title: An Investigation into Teaching and Learning Strategies that Promote Confidence in Students with Learning Disabilities
ispublished: pub
subjects: LB1501
subjects: LE
divisions: MATE
full_text_status: public
keywords: Learning Disabilities; Learning Disability and Confidence; Higher Education, Accessibility
date: 2018
date_type: submitted
institution: Griffith College
department: Faculty of Training and Educuation
thesis_type: masters
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citation:   Fynes, Orna  (2018) An Investigation into Teaching and Learning Strategies that Promote Confidence in Students with Learning Disabilities.  Masters thesis, Griffith College.   
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