Do the short-term effects of a high-quality preschool program persist?

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue , 2015, Pages 60-79

  Hill, Carolyn J ^a   Gormley, William T ^a   Adelstein, Shirley ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term effects; Pre kindergarten; Preschool; Short term effects

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; GIRL; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; PROPENSITY SCORE; STUDENT; STUDY DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84958178934     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2014.12.005     Document Type: Article

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