Formal education, credential, or both: Early childhood program classroom practices

Early Education and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 479-504

  Vu, Jennifer A ^a   Jeon, Hyun Joo ^b   Howes, Carollee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 45949083631     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409280802065379     Document Type: Article

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