Assistant teachers in prekindergarten programs: What roles do lead teachers feel assistants play in classroom management and teaching?

Early Education and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 676-706

  Sosinsky, Laura Stout ^a   Gilliam, Walter S ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 79961243376     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2010.497432     Document Type: Article

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