Effectiveness of a Danish early year preschool program: A randomized trial

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 115-128

  Jensen, Bente ^a   Holm, Anders ^b,c   Bremberg, Sven ^d,e  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e National Public Health Institute   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Denmark; Preschool; RCT; Socio emotional problems; Systematic quality improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883177606     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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