The importance of doing well in whatever you do: A commentary on the special section, "Implementation research in early childhood education"

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 348-357

  Durlak, Joseph A ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Ecological influences; Fidelity; Implementation; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952973045     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2010.03.003     Document Type: Review

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