Child care provider perspectives on the role of education and training for quality caregiving

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-52

  Gable, Sara ^a   Hansen, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care training; Provider beliefs; Provider education

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543129098     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443011660104     Document Type: Article

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