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Teacher-Researcher Partnership and Research Collaborations. By Margaret Turnbull and Helen Dixon. NZ Research in Early Childhood Education journal, Vol. 9, 2006, pp. 91-103

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A collaborative research initiative was established between early childhood centre staff and teacher educators from a tertiary institution. The aim of the resear

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