State-Sponsored Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators: Who Participates and Associated Implications for Future Offerings

Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 44-60

  Weber Mayrer, Melissa M ^a   Piasta, Shayne B ^a   Yeager Pelatti, Christina ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84922352979     PISSN: 10901027     EISSN: 17455642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10901027.2014.996927     Document Type: Article

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