Assessing beliefs of preservice early childhood education teachers using q-sort methodology

Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-36

  La Paro, Karen M ^a   Siepak, Kathy ^a   Scott Little, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 60149102249     PISSN: 10901027     EISSN: 17455642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10901020802667805     Document Type: Article

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