Children's drawings: A mirror to their minds

Educational Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-142

  Cherney, Isabelle D ^a   Seiwert, Clair S ^a   Dickey, Tara M ^a   Flichtbeil, Judith D ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 28244457344     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410500344167     Document Type: Review

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