Kindergarten teachers' perceptions of intervention strategies for young children with mild learning and behavior problems

International Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 45-58

  Tafa, Eufimia ^a   Chlouverakis, Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

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EID: 78651091330     PISSN: 00207187     EISSN: 18784658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03174472     Document Type: Article

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