A survey of preschool staff concerning problem behavior and its prevention in head start classrooms

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 98-107

  Snell, Martha E ^a   Berlin, Rebecca A ^a   Voorhees, Mary D ^a   Stanton Chapman, Tina L ^a   Hadden, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

challenging behavior; early childhood; preschool; staff training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858995660     PISSN: 10983007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098300711416818     Document Type: Article

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