From science to policy in early childhood education

Science

Volumn 333, Issue 6045, 2011, Pages 978-981

  Gormley Jr , William T ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION POLICY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PUBLIC SERVICE;

CHILD CARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; LAW; POLICY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW; SCIENCE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SCIENTIST; SOCIETY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051898237     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1206150     Document Type: Review

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