Effects of the "Bright Start" program in kindergarten on teachers' use of Mediation and Children's cognitive Modifiability

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-20

  Tzuriel, David ^a   Kaniel, Shlomo ^a   Zeliger, Monika ^a   Friedman, Avigail ^a   Haywood, H Carl ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TOURO COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

'Bright Start' program; Effects; Kindergarten

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009166831     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443981430101     Document Type: Article

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