Paths of effects of preschool participation to educational attainment at age 21: A three-study analysis

Childhood Programs and Practices in the First Decade of Life: A Human Capital Integration

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 415-452

  Reynolds, Arthur J ^a   Englund, Michelle M ^a   Ou, Suh Ruu ^a   Schweinhart, Lawrence J ^b   Campbell, Frances A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b High Scope Educational Research Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 79952995884     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511762666.022     Document Type: Chapter

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