Children's understanding of the earth in a multicultural community: Mental models or fragments of knowledge?

Developmental Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-85

  Nobes, Gavin ^a   Moore, Derek G ^a   Martin, Alan E ^a   Clifford, Brian R ^a   Butterworth, George ^b   Panagiotaki, Georgia ^b   Siegal, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037298780     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00257     Document Type: Article

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