North Carolina's early childhood initiative: The smart start story and its evaluation

Investing in Early Childhood Development: Evidence to Support a Movement for Educational Change

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 113-129

  Bryant, Donna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 85025075731     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230610415     Document Type: Chapter

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