The impact of teachers' beliefs on the literacy experiences of young children: a New Zealand perspective

Early Years

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-147

  Foote, Lyn ^a   Smith, John ^a   Ellis, Fiona ^a  

^a Dunedin College of Education   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Children; Curriculum; Early childhood teachers; Literacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958016995     PISSN: 09575146     EISSN: 14724421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0957514032000732993     Document Type: Article

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