‘School doesn't feel as much of a partnership’: Parents' perceptions of their children's transition from nursery school to Reception class

Early Years

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-248

  Shields, Polly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

nursery; parents; partnership; Reception; transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908949442     PISSN: 09575146     EISSN: 14724421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09575140903286342     Document Type: Article

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