Children, play, and computers in pre-school education

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-157

  Plowman, Lydia ^a   Stephen, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

PEER SUPPORT; PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 31144451386     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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