The prediction of process quality from structural features of child care

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-303

  Phillipsen, Leslie C ^a   Burchinal, Margaret R ^b   Howes, Carollee ^b   Cryer, Debby ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0000707864     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(97)90004-1     Document Type: Article

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