Early Childhood Longitudinal Study: Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, Fifth Grade [United States]

Author(s): National Center for Education Statistics;
Date Issued: 2006
Publisher(s): Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Description: The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (ECLS-K) focuses on children's early school experiences beginning with kindergarten through fifth grade. It is a nationally representative sample that collects information from children, their families, their teachers, and their schools. ECLS-K provides data about the effects of a wide range of family, school, community, and individual variables on children's cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development, their early learning and early performance in school, as well as their home environment, home educational practices, school environment, classroom environment, classroom curriculum, and teacher qualifications.
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Funder(s): United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation ; United States. Administration on Children, Youth, and Families ; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Institute of Nursing Research (U.S.) ; United States. Maternal and Child Health Bureau ; National Institute on Aging ; National Center for Education Statistics ; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (U.S.) ; National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) ; United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service ; National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDY [UNITED STATES]: KINDERGARTEN CLASS OF 1998-1999, FIFTH GRADE [Computer file]. ICPSR04440-v1. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Education, Institute of Education Sciences [producer], 2006. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-06-14.
Note: With a few exceptions, the fifth grade data file contains all data collected from parents, children, teachers, or schools in the base year (fall and spring), first grade (fall and spring), third grade (spring), and fifth grade (spring) data collections.
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness

Parents & Families > Involvement In Child Care & Early Education

Parents & Families > Family Characteristics
Date of Collection: 2004
Period Coverage: 2004
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