Discourses of professional identity in early childhood: Movements in Australia

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 269-280

  Woodrow, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

early childhood; early childhood policy trends; professional identities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953786435     PISSN: 1350293X     EISSN: 17521807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13502930802141675     Document Type: Article

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