The relation between pre-school teachers' classroom experiences and their perceived control over child behaviour

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 625-634

  Hammarberg, Annie ^a   Hagekull, Berit ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour problems; Child sex; Structural variables; Teacher's perceived control

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642629634     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430215099     Document Type: Article

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