Maternal teaching strategies in four cultural communities: Implications for early childhood teachers

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-288

  Wang, Xiao Lei ^a   Bernas, Ronan ^b   Eberhard, Philippe ^c  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; distancing behavior; funds of knowledge; maternal teaching strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993782379     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X05056525     Document Type: Article

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