Preschool teachers' sense of community, instructional quality, and children's language and literacy gains

Early Education and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 206-233

  Guo, Ying ^a   Kaderavek, Joan N ^b   Piasta, Shayne B ^a   Justice, Laura M ^a   Mcginty, Anita ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 79953721161     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409281003641257     Document Type: Article

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