Developing an understanding of young children's learning through play: The place of observation, interaction and reflection

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-207

  Broadhead, Pat ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645662216     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411920600568976     Document Type: Conference Paper

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