Are we Adequately Preparing Teachers to Partner with Families?

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 259-263

  Sewell, Tamara ^a  

^a Bank Street College ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Early Childhood; Family; Personnel Preparation; Teacher Preparation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865407351     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-011-0503-8     Document Type: Editorial

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