Understanding children's curiosity and exploration through the lenses of Lewin's field theory: On developing an appraisal framework

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-87

  Chak, Amy ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adult child interaction; Curiosity and exploration; Field theory; Kurt Lewin; Person environment dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746347389     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430210874     Document Type: Article

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