Mothers' trust toward teachers in relation to teaching practices

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 153-165

  Lerkkanen, Marja Kristiina ^a   Kikas, Eve ^b   Pakarinen, Eija ^a   Poikonen, Pirjo Liisa ^a   Nurmi, Jari Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Child centered teaching practices; Parent; Teacher; Teacher directed teaching practices; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870042836     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2012.04.005     Document Type: Article

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