The design and implementation of a physical education program to promote children’s creativity in the early years

International Journal of Early Years Education

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-294

  Zachopoulou, Evridiki ^a   Trevlas, Efthimios ^a   Konstadinidou, Elisavet ^b  

^a ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

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EID: 44849089608     PISSN: 09669760     EISSN: 14698463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669760600880043     Document Type: Article

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