Childhood, parenting and early intervention: A critical examination of the Sure Start national programme

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 699-721

  Clarke, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Mothers; Social exclusion; Social investment; Targets

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; LABOR MARKET; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 33749321258     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018306068470     Document Type: Article

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