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Cultural Transmission of Social Knowledge in Preschool

A Costa Rican Perspective

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Davis, H.M. (2005). Cultural Transmission of Social Knowledge in Preschool. In: Learning in Cultural Context. International and Cultural Psychology Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27550-9_6

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