Sustaining the employment of early childhood teachers in long day care: A case for robust hope, critical imagination and critical action

Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 311-327

  Sumsion, Jennifer ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 67650672694     PISSN: 1359866X     EISSN: 14692945     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13598660701447247     Document Type: Article

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