Evaluating an improved quality preschool program in rural Bangladesh

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 118-131

  Moore, Anna C ^a   Akhter, Sadika ^b   Aboud, Frances E ^a,c  

^a ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^b Plan International Bangladesh ^*  (Bangladesh)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Early childhood education; ECERS; Education development; Preschool

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; DEVELOPING WORLD; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 37549002953     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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