Practicum assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse early childhood pre-service teachers

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-60

  Nuttall, Joce ^a   Ortlipp, Michelle ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

diversity; early childhood; practicum; teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859330527     PISSN: 1350293X     EISSN: 17521807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2012.650011     Document Type: Article

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