Building Better Human Connections: Parenting/Caring Education for Children and Teens in School

Childhood Education, Winter 2003/2004 by McDermott, Dana R

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Dana R. McDermott

Dana R. McDermott is Assistant Professor, DePaul University, The A School for New Learning, Chicago, Illinois.