A gossip or a good yack? Reconceptualizing parent support in New Zealand early childhood centre based programmes1

International Journal of Early Years Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-13

  Duncan, Judith ^a   Bowden, Chris ^b   Smith, Anne B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 80355148039     PISSN: 09669760     EISSN: 14698463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669760500446358     Document Type: Article

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