Case study on teachers’ contribution to children’s participation in finnish preschool classrooms during structured learning sessions

Frontline Learning Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-80

  Salminen, Jenni Elina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Case study; Participation; Preschool; Teacher child interactions; Teaching practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995454032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22953159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14786/flr.v1i1.31     Document Type: Article

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