Professional development of the early childhood education teaching workforce in the United States: an overview

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 169-186

  Gomez, Rebecca E ^a   Kagan, Sharon Lynn ^a   Fox, Emily A ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

early childhood education; infrastructure; professional development; systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924854833     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2014.986820     Document Type: Article

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