Self-regulation and the income-achievement gap

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 504-514

  Evans, Gary W ^a   Rosenbaum, Jennifer ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Poverty; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 57149124114     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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