Preschool teachers' beliefs about appropriate early literacy and mathematics education for low- And middle-socioeconomic status children

Early Education and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-143

  Lee, Joon Sun ^a,c   Ginsburg, Herbert P ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 34248389382     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409280701274758     Document Type: Article

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