When the bell rings we have to go inside: Preschool children's views on the primary school

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2003, Pages 35-49

  Einarsdóttir, Jóhanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Elementary schooL; Preschool; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 85064028753     PISSN: 1350293X     EISSN: 17521807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2003.12016704     Document Type: Article

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