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Developing Self and Self-concepts in Early Childhood Education and Beyond

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Developing Self and Self-concepts in Early Childhood Education and Beyond

Bridie Raban

Honorary Professorial Fellow

Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Australia

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India Malaysia – China

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Dedication

My gratitude to Mary Merlin for her unswerving support and belief in my work, and Dean, my husband, for his patience. Others have supported me throughout my time focussing on the early childhood years – Christine Ure, Andrea Nolan, Amelia Lee, Tricia David, Iram Siraj, Marilyn Fleer, Sue Thomas, Anna Kilderry, Suzannie Leung, Manjula Waniganayake, Jan Deans and members, over the years, of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Early Childhood Studies team. To all these colleagues, I also express my gratitude.

Acknowledgement

I thank the University of Bristol who has granted permission to draw on the longitudinal research data included in this monograph.