The Importance of Child-Care Characteristics to Choice of Care.

Johansen, Anne S.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ537274

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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The Importance of Child-Care Characteristics to Choice of Care.

Johansen, Anne S.; And Others

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v58 n3 p759-72 Aug 1996

Examines the influence of importance ratings of intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics of child care on parents' choice of care. Found that parents who value developmental characteristics of care chose center care and that parents for whom hours, location, and cost of care are important chose care at home. (RB)

Descriptors: Child Development, Cost Effectiveness, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Educational Quality, Employed Parents, Parents, School Choice

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972

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