Temperament and language skills as predictors of teacher-child relationship quality in preschool

Early Education and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 271-291

  Rudasill, Kathleen Moritz ^a,b   Rimm Kaufman, Sara E ^a   Justice, Laura M ^a   Pence, Khara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 33751017989     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1702_4     Document Type: Article

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