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Lee, Marvin; Burchinal, Margaret – 1987
Within a longitudinal design, the present study assessed parental attitudes, quality of stimulation in the environment, historical factors, and children's temperament to identify determinants of cognitive ability at 54 months. Children (n=147) were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups: a center-based intervention, a home-based…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Family Environment, Infants, Intellectual Development
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Burchinal, Margaret; And Others – Child Development, 1989
Investigates levels and patterns of intellectual development of 131 socioeconomically disadvantaged children in university-based intervention group day care or community day care, or with little or no day care. Results suggest that high quality day care may positively change the intellectual development of socioeconomically disadvantaged children.…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth