Continuing professional development in early childhood education in New Zealand

Early Years

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 119-132

  Cherrington, Sue ^a   Thornton, Kate ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

continuing professional development; early childhood education; professional learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878667054     PISSN: 09575146     EISSN: 14724421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09575146.2013.763770     Document Type: Article

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