Promoting Communities of Practice and Parallel Process in Early Childhood Settings

Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-37

  Kuh, Lisa Porter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 84858419047     PISSN: 10901027     EISSN: 17455642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10901027.2011.650787     Document Type: Article

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