Coaching in Early Education Classrooms Serving Children with Autism: A Pilot Study

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-105

  Wilson, Kaitlyn P ^a   Dykstra, Jessica R ^a   Watson, Linda R ^a   Boyd, Brian A ^a   Crais, Elizabeth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult education; Autism; Coaching; Intervention; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858277790     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-011-0493-6     Document Type: Article

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