Being confined within? Constructions of the good childhood and outdoor play in early childhood education and care settings in Ireland

Children and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 371-385

  Kernan, Margaret ^a   Devine, Dympna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Constructions of childhood; Early childhood; Outdoor play; Power; Time and space

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955246369     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2009.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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