The Art of Infancy1

Handbook of Research and Policy in Art Education

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 253-298

  Matthews, John ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410609939-18     Document Type: Chapter

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