Preschool and school readiness of children of immigrants

Author(s): Magnuson, Katherine A.; Lahaie, Claudia; Waldfogel, Jane;
Date Issued: December 2006
Publisher(s): Blackwell Publishing
Description: An examination of the relation between being born to immigrant parents and preschool attendance as well as the impact of preschool attendance on the school readiness of young children who were born to immigrant parents
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Funder(s): John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ; Russell Sage Foundation
Journal Title: Social Science Quarterly
Volume Number: 87
Issue Number: 5
Page Range: 1241-1262
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness

Children & Child Development > Special Needs Children & Special Child Populations > Immigrant & Migrant Status

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs > Preschool
Country: United States
ISSN: 0038-4941 Paper
1540-6237 Electronic
Peer Reviewed: yes
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