Qualitative study of early childhood educators' beliefs about key preschool classroom experiences

Early Childhood Research and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Lara Cinisomo, Sandraluz ^a   Fuligni, Allison Sidle ^b   Daugherty, Lindsay ^a   Howes, Carollee ^c   Karoly, Lynn ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 69649100568     PISSN: 15245039     EISSN: 15245039     Source Type: Journal    
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