Categorising risky play—how can we identify risk-taking in children's play?

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 237-252

  Hansen Sandseter, Ellen Beate ^a  

^a Queen Maud's College of Early Childhood Education   (Norway)

Author keywords

children's play; Norway; risky play

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349261295     PISSN: 1350293X     EISSN: 17521807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13502930701321733     Document Type: Article

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