Assessing the play beliefs of African American mothers with preschool children

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 507-518

  Fogle, Livy M ^a   Mendez, Julia L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Parent beliefs; Play; Preschool children; Social competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849185459     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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