Child Care Quality Matters: How Conclusions May Vary with Context

Child Development

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1021-1033

  Love, John M ^e   Harrison, Linda ^a   Sagi Schwartz, Abraham ^b   Van Ijzendoorn, Marinus H ^c   Ross, Christine ^e   Ungerer, Judy A ^d   Raikes, Helen ^e   Brady Smith, Christy ^e   Boiler, Kimberly ^e   Brooks Gunn, Jeanne ^e   Constantine, Jill ^e   Kisker, Ellen Eliason ^e   Paulsell, Diane ^e   Chazan Cohen, Rachel ^e  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e NONE

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EID: 10744224205     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00584     Document Type: Article

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