What young children give to their learning, making education work to sustain a community and its culture

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-193

  Trevarthen, Colwyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's motivation; Early learning; Policies; Support; Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960575715     PISSN: 1350293X     EISSN: 17521807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2011.574405     Document Type: Article

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