The impact of Child Development Associate training on the beliefs and practices of preschool teachers

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-236

  Heisner, Mary Jane ^a   Lederberg, Amy R ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CDA; Child Development Associate; Early childhood professional development; Early childhood teacher training; Preschool teachers; Teacher beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952662883     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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