Australian research in early childhood education: Contexts, tensions, challenges and future directions

Australian Educational Researcher

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 3-18

  Dockett, Sue ^a   Sumsion, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 13944258517     PISSN: 03116999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03249525     Document Type: Review

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