Teacher-child relationships in prekindergarten: The influences of child and teacher characteristics

Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-21

  Koles, Bernadett ^a   O'Connor, Erin ^b   Mccartney, Kathleen ^c  

^a CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 60149112226     PISSN: 10901027     EISSN: 17455642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10901020802667672     Document Type: Article

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