Using 'constraints' to design developmentally appropriate movement activities for early childhood education

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-232

  Gagen, Linda M ^a   Getchell, Nancy ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Motor development; Movement activities; Play

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845478741     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-006-0135-6     Document Type: Article

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