Early Childhood Development and the Crosstrainer Programme in Rural Mahikeng.
Introduction: In South Africa, early childhood development (ECD) in rural areas is challenged by the lack of a centre-based programme and because the ECD practitioners are inadequately trained. The Crosstrainer Programme (CTP) may be a centre-based early childhood development programme that could ad...
| Publicado en: | South African Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 18 - 24 |
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| Formato: | clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa
Aug2019
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