Preschool teachers' talk, roles, and activity settings during free play

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 363-382

  Kontos, Susan ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033475159     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(99)00016-2     Document Type: Article

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