Mutual trust between Kindergarten Teachers and Mothers and its associations with family characteristics in Estonia and Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-37

  Kikas, Eve ^a   Poikonen, Pirjo Liisa ^b   Kontoniemi, Marita ^b   Lyyra, Anna Liisa ^b   Lerkkanen, Marja Kristiina ^b   Niilo, Airi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Kindergarten; Preschool education; Teacher parent trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 79851502126     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313831.2011.539852     Document Type: Article

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