Talking about the past: How do Chinese mothers elicit narratives from their young children across time

Narrative Inquiry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-126

  Chang, Chien Ju ^a  

^a National Taipei Teacher's College   (Taiwan)

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EID: 2542603662     PISSN: 13876740     EISSN: 15699935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/ni.13.1.04cha     Document Type: Article

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