Irish primary school children's definitions of ‘geography’

Irish Educational Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 75-91

  Pike, Susan ^a  

^a St Patrick's College   (Ireland)

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EID: 79957477602     PISSN: 03323315     EISSN: 17474965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03323310600597618     Document Type: Article

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