Is play important? guatemalan kindergartners’ classroom experiences and their parents’ and teachers’ perceptions of learning through play

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 261-277

  Cooney, Margaret H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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EID: 85009593715     PISSN: 02568543     EISSN: 21502641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02568540409595040     Document Type: Article

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