The effects of different recess timing regimens on preschoolers' classroom attention

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 176, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 735-743

  Holmes, Robyn M ^a   Pellegrini, Anthony D ^b   Schmidt, Susan L ^a  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention to classroom tasks; Preschoolers; Recess duration

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449896127     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430500207179     Document Type: Article

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