Childcare workers' Knowledge about the brain and developmentally appropriate practice

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 571-577

  Zambo, Debby ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain development; Childcare workers; Developmentally appropriate practice; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449154874     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-007-0223-2     Document Type: Article

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