Effects of an educational television program on preschoolers: Variability in benefits

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 349-360

  Baydar, Nazli ^a,b   Kaǧitçibaşi, Çiǧdem ^a   Küntay, Aylin C ^a   Gökşen, Fatoş ^a  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Educational TV; Preschool children; School readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749123085     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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