Montessori public school pre-k programs and the school readiness of low-income black and latino children

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1066-1079

  Ansari, Arya ^a   Winsler, Adam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Montessori; Poverty; Public school pre K; School readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925390430     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: 19392176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036799     Document Type: Article

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