Understanding and building upon children's perceptions of play activities in early childhood programs

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-112

  Ceglowski, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult role; Play; Work; Young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012917768     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025624520956     Document Type: Article

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