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ERIC Number: EJ387673
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Which Homes? A Response to Scarr and McCartney (1988).
Levenstein, Phyllis
Child Development, v60 n2 p514-16 Apr 1989
Responds to Scarr and McCartney's (1988) Bermudian study. Cites recently published research to support a conclusion that poverty alone does not predict school disadvantage so much as poor parents frequently having low motivation and less than high school graduation. (RJC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educationally Disadvantaged, Poverty, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Early Intervention