Embracing pedagogical multiplicity: Examining two teachers' instructional responses to the changing expectations for kindergarten in U.S. public schools

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 378-399

  Goldstein, Lisa S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 34547524316     PISSN: 02568543     EISSN: 21502641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02568540709594602     Document Type: Article

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