Does training matter? A meta-analysis and review of caregiver training studies

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 294-311

  Fukkink, Ruben G ^a   Lont, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caregiver competency; Caregiver training; Childcare; Meta analysis; Process quality; Teacher child interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548047430     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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