Aboriginal early childhood education in Canada: Issues of context

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-18

  Preston, Jane P ^a   Cottrell, Michael ^a   Pelletier, Terrance R ^a   Pearce, Joseph V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal peoples; cultural compatibility theory; early childhood education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857211644     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X11402753     Document Type: Article

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