Examining the black-white achievement gap among low-income children using the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

Author(s): Burchinal, Margaret; McCartney, Kathleen; Steinberg, Laurence D.; Crosnoe, Robert; Friedman, Sarah; McLoyd, Vonnie C.; Pianta, Robert C.; NICHD Early Child Care Research Network;
Date Issued: September/October 2011
Description: An examination of family, neighborhood, and school characteristic predictors of the Black-White achievement gap in children's reading and mathematics school performance from 4½ years of age through fifth grade, based on a secondary analysis of a sample of 314 lower income Black and White American youth followed from birth
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Funder(s): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)
Journal Title: Child Development
Volume Number: 82
Issue Number: 5
Page Range: 1404-1420
Topics: Children & Child Development

Parents & Families

Programs, Interventions & Curricula
Country: United States
ISSN: 0009-3920 Paper
1467-8624 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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