Readiness to learn at school among five-year-old children in Canada

Author(s): Thomas, Eleanor M.;
Date Issued: November, 2006
Publisher(s): Statistics Canada
Description: An examination of the relationship between family and child characteristics, such as child gender and household income, and school readiness among Canadian children entering school at age 5, using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) in Canada
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Source: (Children and Youth Research Paper Series Catalogue no. 89-599-MIE--No. 004). Ottawa, Ontario: Statistics Canada, Special Surveys Division. Retrieved January 4, 2007, from http://www.statcan.ca/english/research/89-599-MIE/89-599-MIE2006004.pdf (no longer accessible since February 27, 2012)
Note: This report uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) [Canada]
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Characteristics

Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness

International Child Care & Early Education > Single-Country Studies
Country: Canada
ISBN: 0-662-44347-0 : Unspecified
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