Are teachers' education, major, and credentials related to classroom quality and children's academic gains in pre-kindergarten?

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 174-195

  Early, Diane M ^a   Bryant, Donna M ^a   Pianta, Robert C ^b   Clifford, Richard M ^a   Burchinal, Margaret R ^a   Ritchie, Sharon ^a   Howes, Carollee ^c   Barbarin, Oscar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom quality; Early academic skills; Pre kindergarten; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747009960     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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