Determinants of children's satisfaction with their child care providers

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-36

  Austin, Ann M Berghout ^a   Godfrey, Michael K ^a   Larsen, Jean M ^b   Lindauer, Shelley L Knudsen ^a   Norton, Maria C ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Children's perceptions; Teacher interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010658134     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443961150103     Document Type: Article

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