A comparison of external and self-evaluations of quality in early childhood education

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-78

  Sheridan, Sonja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

External and self evaluations of quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042551710     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443001640106     Document Type: Article

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