A Qualitative Study on Experiences of Parenthood Among Mothers of Early School-Age Children
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Doh, Hyun-Sim
(Department of Child Development, Ewha Womans University)
Song, Seung-Min (Department of Child & Family Welfare, The University of Suwon) Lee, Woon Kyung (Department of Child Development, Ewha Womans University) Kim, Min-Jung (Department of Child Welfare, Namseoul University) Shin, Nana (Department of Child Development, Ewha Womans University) Kim, Tae Woo (Department of Child Development, Ewha Womans University) |
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