Transforming professionalism: Relational bureaucracy and parent-teacher partnerships in child care settings

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 267-281

  Douglass, Anne ^a   Gittell, Jody Hoffer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child care; parent teacher partnerships; relational bureaucracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867319231     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X12442067     Document Type: Article

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