Parent Satisfaction with Educational Experiences scale: A multivariate examination of parent satisfaction with early childhood education programs

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 142-152

  Fantuzzo, John ^a   Perry, Marlo A ^a   Childs, Stephanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Dental School of Philadelphia   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood education; Educational experiences; Parent satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646931796     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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