Children's expressions of exhilaration and fear in risky play

Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 92-106

  Sandseter, Ellen Beate Hansen ^a  

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

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EID: 71849118813     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14639491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/ciec.2009.10.2.92     Document Type: Article

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