Accountability for quality: One state's experience in improving practice

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 399-403

  Hooks, Laura McDonald ^a   Scott Little, Catherine ^b   Marshall, Betty Jo ^c   Brown, Glyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; ECERS R; Kindergarten; Pre kindergarten; Program quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747649724     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-006-0065-3     Document Type: Article

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