School readiness of children from immigrant families: Contributions of region of origin, home, and childcare

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 268-288

  Koury, Amanda S ^a   Votruba Drzal, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Children of immigrants; School readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892931996     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034374     Document Type: Article

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