Beyond the piece of paper: a Bourdieuian perspective on raising qualifications in the Australian early childhood workforceFootnote^*

* Paper presented at the 25th European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Conference, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, 7–10 September 2015.

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