Young Children's Understanding of Ownership

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 243-247

  Nancekivell, Shaylene E ^a   Van de Vondervoort, Julia W ^a   Friedman, Ori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ownership

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EID: 84887410418     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12049     Document Type: Article

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