Organizational form, parental involvement, and quality of care in child day care centers

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-57

  Leviten Reid, Catherine ^a  

^a CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

child care; cooperatives; governance; participation; quality o.c.re

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857098520     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764010388846     Document Type: Article

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