Long-term effects of Head Start on academic and school outcomes of children in persistent poverty: Girls vs. boys

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 807-814

  Joo, Myungkook ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Early Childhood Care and Education program (ECCE); Head Start; Long term effects; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950627491     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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