Defining and assessing quality in early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families: Challenges and unresolved issues

Early Education and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-23

  Aytch, Lynette S ^a   Cryer, Debby ^a   Bailey, Donald B ^a   Selz, Laurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0040978825     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1001_2     Document Type: Article

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