The value of play: Constructions of play in government policy in England

Children and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-42

  Powell, Sacha ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 57549107921     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2008.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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