Learning to cope with stress during transition from kindergarten to school

International Journal of Early Childhood Learning

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 49-59

  Wong, Mun ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Transition from kindergarten to school

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884389006     PISSN: 23277939     EISSN: 23278722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18848/2327-7939/cgp/v19i02/48391     Document Type: Article

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