Young children's beliefs about including others in their play: Social and moral reasoning about inclusion and exclusion

Australian Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 137-146

  Wainman, Broiny ^a   Boulton Lewis, Gillian ^a   Walker, Sue ^a   Brownlee, Jo ^a   Cobb, Charlotte ^a   Whiteford, Chrystal ^a   Johnsson, Eva ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

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EID: 84878383136     PISSN: 03125033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183693911203700318     Document Type: Article

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