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The Relationship between Parental Attitudes about Education and Children's Early Adjustment to Kindergarten.

Martin-Huff, Ellen M. – 1984

A study was conducted to investigate (1) the relationship between mothers' and fathers' attitudes about education at the time of their children's kindergarten entry, and (2) the relationship between these parent attitudes and children's kindergarten adjustment. Subjects were drawn from the kindergarten rosters of four suburban elementary schools…

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Kindergarten Children, Mothers, Parent Attitudes

Relations between Early Child Care and Schooling.

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Howes, Carollee – Developmental Psychology, 1988

Examines relations between aspects of early child care (age entered, full- or part-time structure and number of child-care arrangements and their quality) and school adjustment. Maternal education was found to be more closely associated with children's school adjustment than maternal employment, marital status, or aspects of child care. (PCB)

Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Background, Educational Quality