A cross-cultural study of preschool quality in South Korea and Sweden: ECERS evaluations

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-156

  Sheridan, Sonja ^a   Giota, Joanna ^a   Han, You Me ^b   Kwon, Jeong Yoon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Hoseo University   (South Korea)

^c Sungshin Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cross cultural studies; ECERS; Pedagogical quality; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449132099     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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