Developing narrative interpretation: Structural and content analyses

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 849-872

  Genereux, Randy ^a   McKeough, Anne ^b  

^a MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; SEMANTICS; THINKING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; NARRATION; SEMANTICS; THINKING;

EID: 36749041267     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709907X179272     Document Type: Article

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