Implementation of a relationship-based school readiness intervention: A multidimensional approach to fidelity measurement for early childhood

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-313

  Knoche, Lisa L ^a   Sheridan, Susan M ^a   Edwards, Carolyn P ^a   Osborn, Allison Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood intervention; Early Head Start; Ecological; Family centered; Head Start; Implementation; Implementation fidelity; Parent engagement; Professional development; School readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952997002     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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