A cultural perspective on professional beliefs of childcare teachers

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 179-186

  Hsueh, Yeh ^a   Barton, Benjamin K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cultural beliefs; Professional beliefs; Social change; Teacher education; Teachers'professional affiliation; Video based research method

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646872840     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-005-0042-2     Document Type: Review

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