Individual factors associated with professional development training outcomes of the head start REDI program

Early Education and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 402-430

  Domitrovich, Celene E ^a   Gest, Scott D ^a   Gill, Sukhdeep ^a   Jones, Damon ^a   DeRousie, Rebecca Sanford ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68249115799     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409280802680854     Document Type: Article

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