Evaluation of an early childhood preschool program in rural Bangladesh

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-60

  Aboud, Frances E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; ECERS; Play; Preschool; School readiness; WPPSI

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644617135     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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