How do education and experience affect teachers of young children?

Young Children

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 85-91

  Kontos, Susan ^a   Wilcox Herzog, Amanda ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0006241776     PISSN: 00440728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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