To separate or not to separate? Parental decision-making regarding the separation of twins in the early years of schooling

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 196-208

  Staton, Sally ^a   Thorpe, Karen ^a   Thompson, Catherine ^a   Danby, Susan ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

classroom placement; decision making; early childhood; education; risk; twins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862601100     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X11430076     Document Type: Article

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