Family socioeconomic status and consistent environmental stimulation in early childhood

Child Development

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 972-987

  Crosnoe, Robert ^a   Leventhal, Tama ^b   Wirth, R J ^c   Pierce, Kim M ^d   Pianta, Robert C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DAY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATHEMATICS; READING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77953735015     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01446.x     Document Type: Article

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