Conceptualising progression in the pedagogy of play and sustained shared thinking in early childhood education: A Vygotskian perspective

Educational and Child Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-89

  Siraj Blatchford, Iram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79952399913     PISSN: 02671611     EISSN: 23968702     Source Type: Book Series    
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