Arts enrichment and school readiness for children at risk

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 112-124

  Brown, Eleanor D ^a   Benedett, Barbara ^b   Armistead, M Elizabeth ^b  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Settlement Music School   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Arts enrichment; Low income; Preschool; Racial ethnic minority; School readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450257821     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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