The influence of the physical design of the dramatic play center on children's play

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-77

  Petrakos, Harriet ^a   Howe, Nina ^a  

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EID: 0030100136     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(96)90029-0     Document Type: Article

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