Free play use of space by preschoolers from diverse backgrounds: Factors influencing activity choices

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 423-446

  Harper, Lawrence V ^a   Huie, Karen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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