Transcript APA: References & Citations

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According to Nelson (1990), the number
of family day care providers has increased
significantly in the last decade.
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Day care is a growth industry. As
Gould (1995) reports, “The decade of
the 90’s saw an explosion of new family
day care providers” (p. 33).
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Nelson, M. K. (1990) . Negotiated care: The
experience of family day care providers .
Philadelphia: Temple University Press .
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Gould, K.H. (1995) . The misconstruing of
multiculturalism: The Stanford debate and
social work . Social Work, 40, 98–206 .
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O’Donnell, K. (2006) . Adult education participation in
2004-2005 . Retrieved June 1, 2008, from
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/ pubsinfo.asp?pubid=
2006077
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Gould, K.H. (1995). The misconstruing of multiculturalism: The
Stanford debate and social work. Social Work, 40, 98–206.
Nelson, M. K. (1990) . Negotiated care: The experience of family
day care providers. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
O’Donnell, K. (2006) . Adult education participation in 2004-2005 .
Retrieved June 1, 2008, from http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/
pubsinfo.asp?pubid= 2006077
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APA Manual, Chapter 4, p. 215 ff.
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