The effects of curriculum on preschool children's perceptions of the elderly

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-341

  Blunk, Elizabeth M ^a   Williams, Sue W ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21744432927     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0360127970230303     Document Type: Article

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