An effectiveness-based evaluation of five state pre-kindergarten programs

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 122-154

  Wong, Vivian C ^a   Cook, Thomas D ^a,b   Barnett, W Steven ^c   Jung, Kwanghee ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Ethics and Justice ^*

^c The State University of New Jersey

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EID: 38049179058     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20310     Document Type: Article

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