Cultural teaching: The development of teaching skills in maya sibling interactions

Child Development

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 969-982

  Maynard, Ashley E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING RELATION; TEACHING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SIBLING RELATIONS; TEACHING;

EID: 0036583560     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00450     Document Type: Review

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