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From Head Start to Sure Start: Reflections on Policy Transfer

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From Head Start to Sure Start: Reflections on Policy Transfer. / Welshman, John.
In: Children and Society, Vol. 24, No. 2, 03.2010, p. 89-99.

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Welshman, J 2010, 'From Head Start to Sure Start: Reflections on Policy Transfer', Children and Society, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2008.00201.x

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Welshman, J. (2010). From Head Start to Sure Start: Reflections on Policy Transfer. Children and Society, 24(2), 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2008.00201.x

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Welshman J. From Head Start to Sure Start: Reflections on Policy Transfer. Children and Society. 2010 Mar;24(2):89-99. doi: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2008.00201.x

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Welshman, John. / From Head Start to Sure Start: Reflections on Policy Transfer. In: Children and Society. 2010 ; Vol. 24, No. 2. pp. 89-99.

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