Quality improvement in early childhood teacher education: Faculty perspectives and recommendations for the future

Early Childhood Research and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Hyson, Marilou ^a   Tomlinson, Heather Biggar ^a   Morris, Carol A S ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 69649083291     PISSN: 15245039     EISSN: 15245039     Source Type: Journal    
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