The effects of welfare and employment programs on children's participation in Head Start

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-32

  Chang, Young Eun ^a   Huston, Aletha C ^b   Crosby, Danielle A ^c   Gennetian, Lisa A ^d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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

^d MDRC   (United States)

Author keywords

Childcare; Head Start; Policy; Welfare

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; EDUCATION POLICY; EMPLOYMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 33845868784     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2005.01.009     Document Type: Article

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