Age of entry to kindergarten and children's academic achievement and socioemotional development

Early Education and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 337-368

  Allhusen, Virginia ^a,r   Belsky, Jay ^b   Booth, Cathryn L ^c   Bradley, Robert ^d   Brownell, Celia A ^e   Burchinal, Margaret ^f   Campbell, Susan B ^e   Clarke Stewart, K Alison ^a   Friedman, Sarah L ^g   Houts, Renate ^h   Huston, Aletha ⁱ   Kelly, Jean F ^c   Knoke, Bonnie ^h   Marshall, Nancy L ^j   McCartney, Kathleen ^k   Morrison, Fred ^l   O'Brien, Marion ^m   Owen, Margaret Tresch ⁿ   Phillips, Deborah ^o   Pianta, Robert ^p   Spieker, Susan ^c   Vandell, Deborah Lowe ^q   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g NICHD   (United States)

^h RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^j WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^k HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^o GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^q UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^r EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

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EID: 34547499319     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409280701283460     Document Type: Article

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