The effect of school-based kindergarten transition policies and practices on child academic outcomes

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 860-871

  Schuting, Amy B ^a   Malone, Patrick S ^a   Dodge, Kenneth A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Kindergarten transition; Parent involvement; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSUMER; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; POLICY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTING; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28744435926     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.41.6.860     Document Type: Article

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