Pre-kindergarten teachers' use of transition practices and children's adjustment to kindergarten

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 124-139

  LoCasale Crouch, Jennifer ^a   Mashburn, Andrew J ^a   Downer, Jason T ^a   Pianta, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Kindergarten adjustment; Pre kindergarten; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049067719     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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