An examination of family-school partnership initiatives in rural prekindergarten programs

Early Education and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 107-128

  McBride, Brent A ^a   Bae, Ji Hi ^a   Wright, Mary Sue ^a  

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

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EID: 1642374023     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1301_6     Document Type: Article

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