The role of preschools and preschool teachers: Icelandic preschool educators' discourses

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-116

  Einarsdo´Ttir, Jo´Hanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Early childhood education; Iceland; Preschool teachers; Preschools; Professionalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006536304     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09575140303110     Document Type: Article

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