Cultural diversity in the early childhood classroom in Australia: Educators' perspectives and practices

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Cultural diversity in the early childhood classroom in Australia: Educators' perspectives and practices

The steady change in demographics in a multicultural Australia has had significant implications for early childhood educators. This study, set in a multicultural early childhood setting in Australia, explored the different perceptions about cultural diversity and the pedagogic practices of a small s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Buchori, Sylvia, Dobinson, Toni
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	University of Helsinki 2012
Online Access:	http://blogs.helsinki.fi/ije4d-journal/files/2012/11/IJE4D-Vol.-1-article-31.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8247

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