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Levi-strauss in the kindergarten: The Montessori pre-schooler as bricoleur

Levi-Strauss Im Kindergarten: Das Montessori-Vorschulkind Als Bastler

Levi-Strauss Au Jardin D'Enfants: L'Enfant Prescolaire Montessori En Tant Que Bricoleur

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    Philip A. Dennis

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A shorter version of this paper was presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Anthropological Association in Burlington, Vermont, 27–29 April 1973. The author expresses his thanks to Professors Bud Khleif, Paul Magnarella, David Shiman, and other symposium participants for their comments and criticism. He is also grateful to Professor Bernd Lambert of Cornell University for introducing him to the work of Levi-Strauss, and to his wife Mary for information on the Montessori method.

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Dennis, P.A. Levi-strauss in the kindergarten: The Montessori pre-schooler as bricoleur. Int Rev Educ 20, 3–16 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00599526

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