The teachergarten: Creating an environment conducive to meaningful teacher growth

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-174

  Jaruszewicz, Candace ^a   White, Mary Johnston ^a  

^a Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood education; Environment; Professional development; Program administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350707811     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-009-0344-x     Document Type: Editorial

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