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Early Years
An International Research Journal
Volume 34, 2014 - Issue 3
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Preschool – an arena for children’s learning of social and cognitive knowledge

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Pages 226-240 | Received 24 Jan 2013, Accepted 22 Oct 2013, Published online: 31 Jan 2014

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