Promoting Children's Social-Emotional Skills in Preschool Can Enhance Academic and Behavioral Functioning in Kindergarten: Findings From Head Start REDI

Early Education and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1000-1019

  Nix, Robert L ^a   Bierman, Karen L ^a   Domitrovich, Celene E ^a   Gill, Sukhdeep ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84885100698     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2013.825565     Document Type: Article

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