The child-care and preschool workforce: Demographics, earnings, and unequal distribution

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-55

  Fuller, Bruce ^a   Strath, Annelie ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mental Health and Social Welfare Research Group   (United States)

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EID: 0035627109     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/01623737023001037     Document Type: Article

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