Goodness of Fit Between Children and Classrooms: Effects of Child Temperament and Preschool Classroom Quality on Achievement Trajectories

Early Education and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 302-322

  Vitiello, Virginia E ^a   Moas, Olga ^b   Henderson, Heather A ^b   Greenfield, Daryl B ^b   Munis, Pelin M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 84860821309     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2011.526415     Document Type: Article

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