Inclusive preschool programs: Teachers' beliefs and practices

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-105

  Lieber, Joan ^a   Capell, Karen ^b   Sandall, Susan R ^b   Wolfberg, Pamela ^b   Horn, Eva ^b   Beckman, Paula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032344986     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(99)80027-1     Document Type: Article

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