Friendship formation in inclusive early childhood classrooms: What is the teacher's role?

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 485-501

  Buysse, Virginia ^a   Goldman, Barbara Davis ^a   Skinner, Martie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Friendship; Inclusion; Teacher

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345375260     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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