Inequality in preschool education and school readiness

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-157

  Magnuson, Katherine A ^a,d   Meyers, Marcia K ^b   Ruhm, Christopher J ^c   Waldfogel, Jane ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Early childhood education; Inequality; School readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142757205     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312041001115     Document Type: Review

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