The voices of single parent mothers who are homeless: Implications for early childhood professionals

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-55

  Swick, Kevin J ^a   Williams, Reginald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeless families; Homeless mothers; Single parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953021263     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-010-0378-0     Document Type: Article

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