Getting there, being there, staying and belonging: A case study of two indigenous australian children's transition to school

Children and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 15-29

  Bell Booth, Rachel ^a   Staton, Sally ^a   Thorpe, Karen ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disadvantage; Education; Indigenous; Transition to school

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889097024     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2012.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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