Contributions of children's temperament to teachers' judgments of social competence from kindergarten through second grade

Early Education and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 643-666

  Rudasill, Kathleen Moritz ^a   Konold, Timothy R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 49649122784     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409280802231096     Document Type: Article

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