Unpacking the Black Box of the Chicago School Readiness Project Intervention: The Mediating Roles of Teacher-Child Relationship Quality and Self-Regulation

Early Education and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1043-1064

  Jones, Stephanie M ^a   Bub, Kristen L ^b   Raver, C Cybele ^c  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84885166223     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2013.825188     Document Type: Article

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