Peer exclusion in preschool children's play: Naturalistic observations in a playground setting

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 224-254

  Fanger, Suzanne Marie ^a   Frankel, Leslie Ann ^a   Hazen, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 84860489098     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: 15350266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2012.0007     Document Type: Article

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