Persistence in the face of academic challenge for economically disadvantaged children

Journal of Early Childhood Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-184

  Brown, Eleanor D ^a  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic challenge; Achievement gap; Persistence; Poverty; Preschool

Indexed keywords

EID: 65949116586     PISSN: 1476718X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476718X09102650     Document Type: Article

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