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ERIC Number: EJ525350
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-4681
Rich Culture, Poor Markets: Why Do Latino Parents Forgo Preschooling?
Fuller, Bruce; And Others
Teachers College Record, v97 n3 p400-18 Spr 1996
Examines conditions that influence Latino families' decision making regarding choices of preschool child care, investigating why they forgo preschooling and summarizing low-income Latina mothers' views. The study found that though there were factors common to all ethnic groups, there was also a relationship between Latino parenting practices and nonselection of preschool. (SM)
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Rearing, Cultural Differences, Day Care, Decision Making, Family Characteristics, Family Structure, Hispanic Americans, Mother Attitudes, Parent Role, Parents, Preschool Education, School Choice, Whites
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans; Latinas