Two-generation preschool programme: Immediate and 7-year-old outcomes for low-income children and their parents

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 203-214

  Benzies, Karen ^a   Mychasiuk, Richelle ^a   Kurilova, Jana ^a   Tough, Suzanne ^a   Edwards, Nancy ^b   Donnelly, Carlene ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Calgary Urban Project Society (CUPS) Health and Education Centres   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Early intervention; Longitudinal studies; Parenting; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894284068     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00894.x     Document Type: Article

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