Implementing an Early Childhood Professional Development Course Across 10 Sites and 15 Sections: Lessons Learned

NHSA Dialog

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 275-292

  LoCasale Crouch, Jennifer ^a   Kraft Sayre, Marcia ^a   Pianta, Robert C ^a   Hamre, Bridget K ^a   Downer, Jason T ^a   Leach, Allison ^a   Burchinal, Margaret ^b,c   Howes, Carollee ^d   La Paro, Karen ^e   Scott Little, Catherine ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

childcare daycare; early intervention policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856561940     PISSN: 15240754     EISSN: 19309325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15240754.2011.617527     Document Type: Article

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