Working With Young Children as Co-Researchers: An Approach Informed by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Early Education and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 714-736

  Lundy, Laura ^a   McEvoy, Lesley ^a   Byrne, Bronagh ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84859019036     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2011.596463     Document Type: Article

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