Early childhood education teachers: Do they practice what they preach?

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 305-325

  Stipek, Deborah J ^a   Byler, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0000861140     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(97)90005-3     Document Type: Article

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