Countering the politics of class, race, gender, and geography in early childhood education

Educational Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 240-261

  Wright, Travis S ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

early childhood education; gender; politics; poverty; race; universal preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651396876     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904810387414     Document Type: Article

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