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ERIC Number: EJ409139
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Beginning School Math Competence: Minority and Majority Comparisons.
Entwisle, Doris R.; Alexander, Karl L.
Child Development, v61 n2 p454-71 Apr 1990
Examined factors that influence children's competence in mathematics when they begin first grade. Results indicated that parent education, family economic resources, and parent expectations influenced children's competence. Race and family structure, when considered apart from other variables, were not significant influences. (PCB)
Descriptors: Blacks, Computation, Expectation, Family Structure, Mathematical Concepts, Parent Influence, Racial Differences, Sex Differences, Social Differences, Whites, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Thematic Issue on Minority Children