Evaluating the quality of early childhood education programs

Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 426-437

  Farran, Dale C ^b   Hofer, Kerry G ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84890516383     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203841198     Document Type: Chapter

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