The effect of increasing welfare mothers' education on their young children's academic problems and school readiness

Author(s): Magnuson, Katherine A.; McGroder, Sharon M.;
Date Issued: 2002
Publisher(s): Joint Center for Poverty Research
Description: A study on the effects of the educational level of a low-income mother on a child’s academic and behavioral school readiness using a sample of families eligible for the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training, from Atlanta, Georgia, Grand Rapids, Michigan and Riverside, California, along with data from the National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies Child Outcomes Study (NEWWS-COS)
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Funder(s): National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)
Source: Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research. Retrieved October 4, 2005, from http://www.jcpr.org/wpfiles/magnuson_mcgroder.pdf (no longer accessible as of June 8, 2009)
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness

Parents & Families > Parent Characteristics > Socioeconomic Status
Country: United States
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