Space considerations: Materials in the learning environment in three majority world preschool settings

International Journal of Early Years Education

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-201

  Prochner, Larry ^a   Cleghorn, Ailie ^b   Green, Nicole ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Comparative education; Curriculum; International education; Pedagogy; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649799301     PISSN: 09669760     EISSN: 14698463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669760802343857     Document Type: Article

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