Children's classroom engagement and school readiness gains in prekindergarten

Child Development

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1534-1549

  Chien, Nina C ^a   Howes, Carollee ^a   Burchinal, Margaret ^b   Pianta, Robert C ^c   Ritchie, Sharon ^d   Bryant, Donna M ^d   Clifford, Richard M ^d   Early, Diane M ^d   Barbarin, Oscar A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; MALE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MALE; POVERTY; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 77956567011     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01490.x     Document Type: Article

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