Innovative web-based professional development for teachers of at-risk preschool children

Educational Technology and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 194-204

  Kinzie, Mable B ^a   Whitaker, Stephen D ^a   Neesen, Kathy ^a   Kelley, Michael ^a   Matera, Michael ^a   Pianta, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk children; Dynamic web design; Early childhood education; Teacher professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845321745     PISSN: 11763647     EISSN: 14364522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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