The impact of nonprofit collaboration in early child care and education on management and program outcomes

Public Administration Review

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 412-425

  Selden, Sally Coleman ^a   Sowa, Jessica E ^b   Sandfort, Jodi ^c  

^a Lynchburg College in Virginia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 33745317001     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00598.x     Document Type: Article

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