Icelandic parents' views on the national policy on early childhood education

Early Years

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-242

  Einarsdóttir, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Iceland; Nordic; Policy; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959889684     PISSN: 09575146     EISSN: 14724421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09575146.2010.509059     Document Type: Article

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