High-Quality Preschool: The Socioeconomic Composition of Preschool Classrooms and Children's Learning

Early Education and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1082-1111

  Reid, Jeanne L ^a   Ready, Douglas D ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84886434022     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2012.757519     Document Type: Article

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