What do they do all day? Comprehensive evaluation of a full-day kindergarten

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 459-480

  Elicker, James ^a   Mathur, Sangeeta ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040747342     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(97)90022-3     Document Type: Article

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