Children's collective activities and peer culture in early literacy in American and Italian preschools

Sociology of Education

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 209-227

  Corsaro, William A ^a   Nelson, Elizabeth ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0041743704     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3108466     Document Type: Review

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