Measuring the quality of movement-play in Early Childhood Education settings: Linking movement-play and neuroscience

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 21-42

  Archer, Carol ^a   Siraj, Iram ^b  

^a Camden Integrated Early Years Service Children Schools and Families London Borough of Camden   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

intervention; movement play; neurological reorganisation; neuroscience; quality; young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924693694     PISSN: 1350293X     EISSN: 17521807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2014.890351     Document Type: Article

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