Preschool peer interactions and readiness to learn: Relationships between classroom peer play and learning behaviors and conduct

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 458-465

  Coolahan, Kathleen ^a   Mendez, Julia ^b   Fantuzzo, John ^b   McDermott, Paul ^b  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034257629     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.92.3.458     Document Type: Article

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