Talking to Children about Race: The Importance of Inviting Difficult Conversations

Childhood Education

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-22

  Copenhaver Johnson, Jeane ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79952720161     PISSN: 00094056     EISSN: 21620725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00094056.2006.10522869     Document Type: Article

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