Toward a toolkit approach to describing classroom quality

Early Education and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 177-202

  Dickinson, David K ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Teaching and Learning ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33750971449     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1701_8     Document Type: Review

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