Rich Culture, Poor Markets: Why Do Latino Parents Forgo Preschooling?.

Fuller, Bruce; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ525350

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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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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