Coaching and Professional Development in Early Childhood Classrooms: Current Practices and Recommendations for the Future

NHSA Dialog

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 206-220

  Gupta, Sarika S ^a   Daniels, Janese ^b  

^a Department of Early Childhood Education ^*  (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

early intervention policy; preschool curriculum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860339151     PISSN: 15240754     EISSN: 19309325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15240754.2012.665509     Document Type: Article

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