Predicting teacher participation in a classroom-based, integrated preventive intervention for preschoolers

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 270-283

  Baker, Courtney N ^a   Kupersmidt, Janis B ^b   Voegler Lee, Mary Ellen ^b   Arnold, David H ^a   Willoughby, Michael T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Fidelity; Participation; Preschool; Prevention; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952965057     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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