Meeting kids at the school gate: The literacy and numeracy practices of a remote indigenous community

Australian Educational Researcher

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 123-140

  Rennie, Jennifer ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33846043947     PISSN: 03116999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03216845     Document Type: Article

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