Promoting early childhood teacher professionalism in the Australian context: The place of resistance

Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-105

  Fenech, Marianne ^a   Sumsion, Jennifer ^b   Shepherd, Wendy ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77953801329     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14639491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/ciec.2010.11.1.89     Document Type: Article

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