Professional Development That Works: Shifting Preschool Teachers' Beliefs and Use of Instructional Strategies to Promote Children's Peer Social Competence

Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 251-268

  Han, Heejeong Sophia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84865055637     PISSN: 10901027     EISSN: 17455642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10901027.2012.705804     Document Type: Article

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