The concept of nation-state in italian elementary school children: Spontaneous concepts and effects of teaching

Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-209

  Berti, Anna Emilia ^a,b   Benesso, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Dipto Psicol Sviluppo S   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; STUDENT; TEACHING;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LEARNING; MALE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 0032067966     PISSN: 87567547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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