An international overview of early childhood care and education

Early Childhood Care and Education: International Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 167-177

  Melhuish, Edward ^a   Petrogiannis, Konstantinos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

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EID: 77951723047     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203967676     Document Type: Chapter

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