What makes a high-quality preschool? Similarities and differences between Chinese immigrant and European American parents' views

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 306-315

  Yamamoto, Yoko ^a   Li, Jin ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian parent; Culture; Early childhood education; High quality preschool; Immigrant family; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863259337     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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