Early childhood education in Korea: Discrepancy between National Kindergarten Curriculum and practices

Educational Review

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 297-312

  Kwon, Young Ihm ^a  

^a NONE   (South Korea)

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EID: 5644274384     PISSN: 00131911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0013191042000201208     Document Type: Article

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