Professional development needs of directors leading in a mixed service delivery preschool system

Early Childhood Research and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Ryan, Sharon ^a   Whitebook, Marcy ^b   Kipnis, Fran ^b   Sakai, Laura ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79959323203     PISSN: 15245039     EISSN: 15245039     Source Type: Journal    
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