Using the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment to Identify Behavioral Risk and Protective Factors Within a Head Start Population

Canadian Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-151

  Brinkman, Tara M ^a   Wigent, Catherine A ^a   Tomac, Rachelle A ^a   Pham, Andy V ^a   Carlson, John S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; children; Devereux Early Childhood Assessment; Head Start; social emotional

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992838170     PISSN: 08295735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0829573507307612     Document Type: Article

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