Re-constructing the construction kit - re-constructing childhood: a synthesis of the influences which have helped to give shape and form to kit-based construction activities in the primary school classroom

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Parkinson, E. 1999. Re-constructing the construction kit - re-constructing childhood: a synthesis of the influences which have helped to give shape and form to kit-based construction activities in the primary school classroom. International Journal of Technology and Design Education. 9 (2), pp. 173-194. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008837418448
AuthorsParkinson, E.
Year1999
JournalInternational Journal of Technology and Design Education
Journal citation9 (2), pp. 173-194
PublisherSpringer
ISSN09577572
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008837418448
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