Early childhood education, postcolonial theory, and teaching practices in India: Balancing Vygotsky and the Veda

Early Childhood Education, Postcolonial Theory, and Teaching Practices in India: Balancing Vygotsky and the Veda

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-256

  Gupta, Amita ^a  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780312376345     Document Type: Book

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