Assessing the comfort zone of child care teachers in serving young children with disabilities

Journal of Early Intervention

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-203

  Buysse, Virginia ^a   Wesley, Patricia ^a   Keyes, Lynette ^a   Bailey, Donald B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0030335145     PISSN: 10538151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105381519602000301     Document Type: Article

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