Confronting the contradictions: A case study of early childhood teacher development in neoliberal times

Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 240-259

  Brown, Christopher P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 71849093246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14639491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/ciec.2009.10.3.240     Document Type: Article

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