Parental conceptions of school readiness: Relation to ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and children's skills

Early Education and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 671-701

  Barbarin, Oscar A ^a   Early, Diane ^a   Clifford, Richard ^a   Bryant, Donna ^a   Frome, Pamela ^a   Burchinal, Margaret ^a   Howes, Carollee ^b   Pianta, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 54249148041     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409280802375257     Document Type: Article

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