Ethnic habitus and young children: A case study of northern ireland

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-232

  Connolly, Paul ^a   Kelly, Berni ^a   Smith, Alan ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Ethnicity; Habitus; Northern Ireland; Young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949620449     PISSN: 1350293X     EISSN: 17521807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13502930902951460     Document Type: Article

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