Quality of the preschool and home environment as a context of children’s language development

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-147

  Umek, Ljubica Marjanovic ^a   Kranjc, Simona ^a   Fekonja, Urška ^a   Bajc, Katja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Children's language competence; Maternal education; Paternal education; Preschool; Preschool quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 85065372152     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13502930685209851     Document Type: Article

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