Drawing stories: The power of children's drawings to communicate the lived experience of starting school

Australian Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 40-49

  MacDonald, Amy ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 79957965216     PISSN: 03125033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183693910903400306     Document Type: Article

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