Examining the Black-White achievement gap among low-income children using the NICHD study of early child care and youth development

Child Development

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1404-1420

  Burchinal, Margaret ^a,g   McCartney, Kathleen ^b   Steinberg, Laurence ^c   Crosnoe, Robert ^d   Friedman, Sarah L ^e   McLoyd, Vonnie ^a   Pianta, Robert ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^e CNA CORPORATION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NEGRO; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (U.S.); POVERTY; READING; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052575236     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01620.x     Document Type: Article

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