Defining and Assessing Early Childhood Program Quality

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 563, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-55

  Cryer, Debby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0033262160     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000271629956300103     Document Type: Article

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