'I want to play when I go to school': Children's views on the transition to school from kindergarten

Australian Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 134-139

  Mirkhil, Moska ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84878415743     PISSN: 03125033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183693911003500317     Document Type: Article

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