Early childhood education in India: History, trends, issues, and achievements

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-16

  Pattnaik, Jyotsna ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Childrearing practices; Early childhood programs; International early childhood education; Teacher training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037919408     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02430544     Document Type: Review

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