Understanding the needs of staff in Head Start programs: The characteristics, perceptions, and experiences of home visitors

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 371-379

  Jones Harden, Brenda ^a   Denmark, Nicole ^a   Saul, Dale ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Early Head Start; Home visiting; Qualitative research; Staff characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 71849086386     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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