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Research Article

Gender-diverse practitioners in early years education and care (EYEC): a cross-cultural study of Scotland, Hong Kong, and Mainland China

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Pages 109-124 | Received 04 Mar 2019, Accepted 20 Oct 2019, Published online: 23 Oct 2019

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