Children's individual experiences in early care and education: Relations with overall classroom quality and children's school readiness

Early Education and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 912-939

  Jeon, Hyun Joo ^a   Langill, Carolyn C ^b   Peterson, Carla A ^c   Luze, Gayle J ^c   Carta, Judith J ^d   Atwater, Jane B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 78649715196     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409280903292500     Document Type: Article

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