From Kindergarten readiness to fourth-grade assessment: Longitudinal analysis with linked population data

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-123

  Lloyd, Jennifer E V ^a   Hertzman, Clyde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia, Canada; Children; Developmental trajectories; Early child development; Early Development Instrument; Foundation Skills Assessment; Longitudinal analysis; Neighbourhoods; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COMMUNITY; EDUCATION; EMOTIONALITY; KINDERGARTEN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 57649100226     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.063     Document Type: Article

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