Childcare workforce reform in England and 'the early years professional': A critical discourse analysis

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 733-751

  Osgood, Jayne ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical discourse analysis; Early childhood education and care; Nursery workers; Policy; Professionalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450252231     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680930903244557     Document Type: Article

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