Gardening with grandparents: An early engagement with the science curriculum

Early Years

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-144

  Ruby, Mahera ^a   Kenner, Charmian ^a   Jessel, John ^a   Gregory, Eve ^a   Arju, Tahera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; Family learning; Gardening; Grandparents; Intergenerational learning; Science

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349170476     PISSN: 09575146     EISSN: 14724421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09575140701425266     Document Type: Article

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