Child care program and teacher practices: Associations with quality and children’s experiences

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-103

  Wishard, Alison G ^a   Shivers, Eva Marie ^a   Howes, Carollee ^a   Ritchie, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care programs; Classroom quality; Teacher and program practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037262367     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(03)00007-3     Document Type: Article

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