Screening children's entry characteristics in kindergarten

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-40

  Mooij, Ton ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Entry characteristics; Kindergarten; Parents; Screening; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012494544     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443001650103     Document Type: Article

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