Measuring quality in inclusive preschool classrooms: Development and validation of the Inclusive Classroom Profile (ICP)

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 478-488

  Soukakou, Elena P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Early childhood education; Inclusion; Program quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864013245     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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