Dosage effects on school readiness: Evidence from a randomized classroom-based intervention

Social Service Review

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 615-654

  Zhai, Fuhua ^a   Raver, C Cybele ^b   Jones, Stephanie M ^c   Li Grining, Christine P ^d   Pressler, Emily ^e   Gao, Qin ^f  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HISTORY; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

CHICAGO; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION; FACULTY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 79951660482     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657988     Document Type: Article

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