Canada’s Early Childhood Education and Care Policy: Still a Laggard?

International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-42

  Mahon, Rianne ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

early childhood education and care; federalism; liberal regime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866858700     PISSN: 19765681     EISSN: 22886729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/2288-6729-3-1-27     Document Type: Article

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