Children's ideas about aging before and after an integrated unit of instruction

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 531-547

  Laney, James D ^a   Wimsatt, T Joy ^a   Moseley, Patricia A ^a   Laney, Jo Lynn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b Denton Independent School District   (United States)

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EID: 0033422134     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/036012799267602     Document Type: Article

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