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Recent Trends and Innovations in the Early Childhood Education Curriculum

Olivia Saracho Department of Education, Curriculum of Instruction, University of Maryland, 2304 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD, 20742-1175, USA
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Bernard Spodek University of Illinois, USA
Pages 175-183 | Published online: 17 Sep 2010

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