Child well-being in an era of welfare reform: The sensitivity of transitions in development to policy change

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 919-932

  Morris, Pamela ^a,c   Duncan, Greg J ^b   Clark Kauffman, Elizabeth ^b  

^a MDRC ^*  (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MDRC   (United States)

Author keywords

Policy; Poverty; School achievement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; POLICY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC POLICY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28744440128     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.41.6.919     Document Type: Article

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