Family instability and school readiness in the United Kingdom

Family Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 171-185

  Fomby, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Child behavior; Cognitive achievement; Family structure; School readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863083620     PISSN: 19424620     EISSN: 19424639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19424620.2011.633274     Document Type: Article

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