Structural model of head start classroom quality

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-134

  Abbott Shim, Martha ^a   Lambert, Richard ^b   McCarty, Frances ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 0034364811     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(99)00037-X     Document Type: Article

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