Toys and materials as setting events for the social interaction of preschool children with special needs

Educational Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 429-444

  O’Gorman Hughes, Catherine A ^a   Carter, Mark ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 1642377756     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144341022000003114     Document Type: Article

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