The liberation of the child: A recurrent theme in the history of education in western societies

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 611-620

  Singer, Elly ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children's liberation; Children's voice; Historical perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953745066     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430500131395     Document Type: Article

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