Professionals’ and families’ perceptions of family-centered practices in infant-toddler services

Early Education and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 519-538

  McWilliam, R A ^a   Snyder, Patricia ^b   Harbin, Gloria L ^a   Porter, Patricia ^c   Munn, Duncan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

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EID: 0012985711     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1104_9     Document Type: Article

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