Consulting young children: Experiences from a museum

Visitor Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-33

  Dockett, Sue ^a   Main, Sarah ^b   Kelly, Lynda ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

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EID: 79958067823     PISSN: 10645578     EISSN: 19347715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10645578.2011.557626     Document Type: Article

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