The technologisation of childhood? Young children and technology in the home

Children and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-74

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 71749093060     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2008.00180.x     Document Type: Review

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