An investigation of preschool classroom behavioral adjustment problems and social-emotional school readiness competencies

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-275

  Fantuzzo, John W ^a   Bulotsky Shearer, Rebecca ^b   Fusco, Rachel A ^a   McWayne, Christine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Dental School of Philadelphia   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Children; Classroom behavior; Head start; School readiness; Social emotional

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344471001     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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