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'A Day in the Life': advancing a methodology for the cultural study of development and learning in early childhood. / Gillen, Julia; Cameron, C. A.; Tapanya, S. et al.
In: Early Child Development and Care, Vol. 177, No. 2, 02.2007, p. 207-218.

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Gillen, J, Cameron, CA, Tapanya, S, Pinto, G, Hancock, R, Young, S & Accorti Gamannossi, B 2007, ''A Day in the Life': advancing a methodology for the cultural study of development and learning in early childhood.', Early Child Development and Care, vol. 177, no. 2, pp. 207-218. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430500393763

APA

Gillen, J., Cameron, C. A., Tapanya, S., Pinto, G., Hancock, R., Young, S., & Accorti Gamannossi, B. (2007). 'A Day in the Life': advancing a methodology for the cultural study of development and learning in early childhood. Early Child Development and Care, 177(2), 207-218. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430500393763

Vancouver

Gillen J, Cameron CA, Tapanya S, Pinto G, Hancock R, Young S et al. 'A Day in the Life': advancing a methodology for the cultural study of development and learning in early childhood. Early Child Development and Care. 2007 Feb;177(2):207-218. doi: 10.1080/03004430500393763

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Gillen, Julia ; Cameron, C. A. ; Tapanya, S. et al. / 'A Day in the Life': advancing a methodology for the cultural study of development and learning in early childhood. In: Early Child Development and Care. 2007 ; Vol. 177, No. 2. pp. 207-218.

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