Tales from the frontline: The experiences of early childhood practitioners working with an 'embedded' research team

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-108

  Wong, Sandie ^a  

^a SDN Children's Services Inc   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaborative investigation; Early childhood education; Embedded research

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INNOVATION; LEARNING;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; TEACHING; TIME;

AUSTRALIA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PEDIATRICS; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 60949087417     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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