Chaos and commitment in the early childhood education classroom: Direct and indirect associations through teaching efficacy
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Ashley A. Grant, Lieny Jeon, Johns Hopkins University, United States ; Cynthia K. Buettner, The Ohio State University, United States
TATE Volume 81, Number 1, ISSN 0742-051X Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
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Grant, A.A., Jeon, L. & Buettner, C.K. (2019). Chaos and commitment in the early childhood education classroom: Direct and indirect associations through teaching efficacy. Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 81(1), 50-60. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved December 10, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/208200/.
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