Parental child care selection criteria and program quality in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan communities

Author(s): Ispa, Jean M.; Thornburg, Kathy R.; Venter-Barkley, Janet;
Date Issued: 1998
Publisher(s): University of Maine. College of Education and Human Development
Description: A study comparing the child care selection criteria between mothers and fathers and between urban and rural parents, examining the ordering of parents’ chosen selection criteria, and then comparing the parents’ selection criteria with trained observers’ assessments of the quality of care received by the parents’ children
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Funder(s): University of Missouri--Columbia. Agricultural Experiment Station
Journal Title: Journal of Research in Rural Education
Volume Number: 14
Issue Number: 1
Page Range: 3-14
Journal Notes: Retrieved March 8, 2006, from http://www.acclaim-math.org/docs/jrre_archives/v14,n1,p3-14,Ispa.pdf
Topics: Parents & Families > Selection Of Child Care & Early Education Arrangements

Parents & Families > Parent Characteristics > Gender

Parents & Families > Parent Characteristics > Urban/Suburban/Rural
Country: United States
States: MISSOURI
ISSN: 1062-4228 Paper
1551-0670 Electronic
Peer Reviewed: yes
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