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ERIC Number: EJ307259
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Effect of Quality of Day Care Environment on Children's Language Development.
McCartney, Kathleen
Developmental Psychology, v20 n2 p244-60 Mar 1984
Hypothesizes that the amount of verbal interaction with caregivers would be a salient index of center quality, in that it would be a particularly important determinant of language skill. Three sets of measures were used to assess quality of the day care environment: children's language development, family background, and home environment.(Author/AS)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Cognitive Development, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Family Characteristics, Family Environment, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Program Effectiveness, Verbal Communication, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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