Early child care and the school readiness of children from Mexican immigrant families

International Migration Review

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 152-181

  Crosnoe, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; EDUCATION; IMMIGRANT; MODELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846785312     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: 17477379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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