Discerning pedagogical quality in preschool

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-261

  Sheridan, Sonja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ecological framework; Pedagogical quality; Preschool; Quality dimensions

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249093680     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313830902917295     Document Type: Article

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