English and Italian children's knowledge of European geography

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-273

  Barrett, Martyn ^a   Farroni, Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

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EID: 0030494727     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835X.1996.tb00705.x     Document Type: Article

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