The cow loves to learn: The hao-xue-xin learning model as a reflection of the cultural relevance of zhima jie, china’s sesame street

Early Education and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 279-394

  Li, Jin ^a   Li, Jimei ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 1842549036     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1304_3     Document Type: Article

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