Progress and accountability in family literacy: Lessons from a collaborative approach

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-272

  Ryan, Katherine E ^a   Geissler, Barbara ^b   Knell, Suzanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0043226935     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0149-7189(96)00018-3     Document Type: Article

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