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Lisbeth J. Brown is Assistant Professor in the Education Department at Clarion University in Pennsylvania.
The author wishes to express her appreciation to Mary Renck Jalongo, Professor of Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, for her helpful comments on this article and to Kathleen A. Smith, Associate Professor of Education, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, for her helpful suggestions for computer software.
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Brown, L.J. Helping children learn to solve problems. Early Childhood Educ J 16, 26–30 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01622980
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