Mobility within the childcare workforce: Evidence for a new policy?

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 295-309

  Statham, June ^a   Brannen, Julia ^b   Mooney, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Thomas Coram Research Unit

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MOBILITY; POLICY STRATEGY; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL WORK;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 40349100443     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279407001754     Document Type: Article

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