Researching with children: Insights from the starting school research project

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 507-521

  Dockett, Sue ^a   Perry, Bob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children's perspectives; Early childhood; Research issues; Transition to school

Indexed keywords

EID: 37449032634     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430500131312     Document Type: Article

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