Tackling Teacher Turnover in Child Care: Understanding Causes and Consequences, Identifying Solutions

Childhood Education

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 219-226

  Hale Jinks, Claudia ^a   Knopf, Herman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 70350701715     PISSN: 00094056     EISSN: 21620725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00094056.2006.10522826     Document Type: Article

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