Child observation as teachers' work in contemporary Australian early childhood programmes;L'Observation des enfant en tant que tache de l'enseignant dans les programmes contemporains d'enseignement prescolaire en Australie;Observacion infantil como trabajo docente en programas comtrmporaneos preescolares Australianos

International Journal of Early Years Education

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-55

  Grieshaber, Susan ^a   Halliwell, Gail ^a   Hatch, J Amos ^b   Walsh, Kerryann ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 84942365604     PISSN: 09669760     EISSN: 14698463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096697600111734     Document Type: Article

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