Benefits of intergenerational staffing in preschools

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 373-385

  Larkin, Elizabeth ^a   Newman, Sally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0035592058     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270152053401     Document Type: Article

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