Constructive competition in preschool

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 291-310

  Sheridan, Sonja ^a   Williams, Pia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

constructive competition; cooperation; learning; preschool children; social interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993683953     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X06067581     Document Type: Article

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