Children's representations of the earth: A methodological comparison

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 353-372

  Panagiotaki, Georgia ^a   Nobes, Gavin ^b   Banerjee, Robin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744963024     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151005X39116     Document Type: Article

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