(Re)Positioning the child in the policy/politics of early childhood

Educational Philosophy and Theory

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 312-325

  Woodrow, Christine ^a   Press, Frances ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

citizenship; commodity; consumer; democracy; early childhood; education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953771335     PISSN: 00131857     EISSN: 14695812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2007.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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