Just picking it up? Young children learning with technology at home

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-319

  Plowman, Lydia ^a   McPake, Joanna ^a   Stephen, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Early childhood education; Informal education; Parents; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749122616     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057640802287564     Document Type: Article

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