Kindergarten geography: Teaching diversity to young people

Journal of Geography

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 152-157

  Lee, Catherine E ^a   Lee, David ^a  

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Author keywords

Dolls as instructional aids; Geographic education; Kindergarten; Teaching strategies; Teaching tolerance and diversity

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; ETHNICITY; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; TEACHING;

EID: 0035652268     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221340108978442     Document Type: Article

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