Classroom and teacher support in Kindergarten: Associations with the behavioral and academic adjustment of low-income students

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 383-411

  Lee, Phyllis ^a   Bierman, Karen L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84932135049     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: 15350266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13110/merrpalmquar1982.61.3.0383     Document Type: Article

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