Adaptation and agency in early childhood education

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 365-377

  Reunamo, Jyrki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

accommodation; adaptation; agency; assimilation; equilibrium

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955645818     PISSN: 1350293X     EISSN: 17521807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13502930701679304     Document Type: Article

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