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ERIC Number: EJ626970
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Work-based Antipoverty Programs for Parents Can Enhance the School Performance and Social Behavior of Children.
Huston, Aletha C.; Duncan, Greg J.; Granger, Robert; Bos, Johannes; McLloyd, Vonniel; Mistry, Rashmita; Crosby, Danielle; Gibson, Christina; Magnuson, Katherine; Romich, Jennifer; Ventura, Ana
Child Development, v72 n1 p318-36 Jan-Feb 2001
Assessed impact of an antipoverty program on family functioning and developmental outcomes for preschool- and school-aged children. Found that the New Hope program had strong positive effects on boys' academic achievement, classroom behavior, positive social behavior, and problem behaviors, and on boys' expectations for advanced education and occupational aspirations. Found no corresponding program effects for girls. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Intervention, Low Income Groups, Occupational Aspiration, Parents, Poverty Programs, Sex Differences, Social Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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