Nurturing Aesthetic Awareness in Young Children: Developmentally Appropriate Art Viewing Experiences

Art Education

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 20-35

  Danko Mcghee, Katherina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

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EID: 84987853367     PISSN: 00043125     EISSN: 23255161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00043125.2006.11651591     Document Type: Editorial

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