Preschool teachers’ beliefs concerning the importance of various developmental skills and abilities

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-14

  Kowalski, Kurt ^a   Pretti Frontczak, Kristie ^b   Johnson, Larry ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 85008828898     PISSN: 02568543     EISSN: 21502641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02568540109594970     Document Type: Article

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