A preliminary investigation of an early intervention program: Examining the intervention effectiveness of the Bracken concept development program and the Bracken basic concept scale-revised with head start students

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-311

  Wilson, Patti ^a,b  

^a AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 1642291662     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.10159     Document Type: Article

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