Administrative Support and Challenges in Nebraska Public School Early Childhood Programs: Preliminary Study

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 217-228

  Marvin, Christine ^a   Lacost, Barbara ^a   Grady, Marilyn ^a   Mooney, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1442355273     PISSN: 02711214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02711214030230040301     Document Type: Article

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