The effects of universal pre-k on cognitive development

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 872-884

  Gormley Jr , William T ^a   Gayer, Ted ^a   Phillips, Deborah ^a   Dawson, Brittany ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Oklahoma; Prekindergarten; Preschool

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

APTITUDE TESTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 28444482174     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.41.6.872     Document Type: Article

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