The “degree” of instructor education and child outcomes in junior kindergarten: A comparison of certificated teachers and early childhood educators

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 78-90

  Coplan, Robert J ^a   Wichmann, Cherami ^a   Lagace Seguin, Daniel G ^a   Rachlis, Lorne M ^b   McVey, Marianna K ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Ottawa Board of Education ^*  (Canada)

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EID: 27844592258     PISSN: 02568543     EISSN: 21502641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02568549909594754     Document Type: Article

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