Early childhood teachers’ playfulness and ambiguity tolerance: Essential elements of encouraging creative potential of children

Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 291-300

  Tegano, Deborah W ^a   Groves, Melissa M ^a   Catron, Carol E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 0033473355     PISSN: 10901027     EISSN: 17455642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0163638990200307     Document Type: Article

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