Low-income children's school readiness: Parent contributions over the first five years

Early Education and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 958-977

  Chazan Cohen, Rachel ^a   Raikes, Helen ^b   Brooks Gunn, Jeanne ^c   Ayoub, Catherine ^d   Pan, Barbara Alexander ^e   Kisker, Ellen E ^f   Roggman, Lori ^g   Fuligni, Allison Sidle ^h  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Harvardxs Graduate School of Education

^f Twin Peaks Partners LLC   (United States)

^g UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 72549111697     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409280903362402     Document Type: Article

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