Teachers' attitudes and policies regarding play in elementary schools

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-69

  Newman, Joan ^a   Beauchamp, Heather M ^a   Brody, Pamela J ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Questar III   (United States)

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EID: 0041115695     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6807(199601)33:1<61::AID-PITS8>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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