Work-based antipoverty programs for parents can enhance the school performance and social behavior of children

Child Development

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 318-

  Huston, Aletha C ^a   Duncan, Greg J ^f   Granger, Robert ^b   Bos, Johannes ^c   McLoyd, Vonnie ^d   Mistry, Rashmita ^e   Crosby, Danielle ^a   Gibson, Christina ^f   Magnuson, Katherine ^f   Romich, Jennifer ^f   Ventura, Ana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Manpower Demonstration Res Corp   (United States)

^c Manpower Demonstration Res Corp   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; POVERTY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0035220788     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00281     Document Type: Article

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