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Early childhood assessment in Aotearoa New Zealand: Critical perspectives and fresh openings Cover

Early childhood assessment in Aotearoa New Zealand: Critical perspectives and fresh openings

Journal of Pedagogy
Volume 6 (2015): Issue 2 (December 2015)
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Open Access
|Mar 2016
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jped-2015-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1338-2144 (formerly 1338-1563) | Journal ISSN: 1338-1563
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Language: English
Page range: 71 - 86
Published on: Mar 5, 2016
Published by: University of Trnava, Faculty of Education
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Assessment,
early childhood,
learning stories,
curriculum,
New Zealand
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Education,
Education, other

© 2016 Sonja Arndt, Marek Tesar, published by University of Trnava, Faculty of Education
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