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Title: Income Changes and Cognitive Stimulation in Young Children's Home Learning Environments
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Votruba-Drzal, Elizabeth |
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Income Changes and Cognitive Stimulation in Young Children's Home Learning Environments Journal of Marriage and Family 65,2 (May 2003): 341-356. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3600081 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: National Council on Family Relations Keyword(s): Child Development; Children, Home Environment; Cognitive Development; Home Environment; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Household Income; Modeling, Fixed Effects; School Entry/Readiness Early home learning environments are the result of interactions between the developing children and the opportunity structures provided by their families. Income is one of several resources that affect the cognitive stimulation that children experience. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (N = 2,174) this study examines the influence of household income on cognitive stimulation during the transition to school (aged 3-4 years to 7-8 years). Cross-sectional and longitudinal fixed effects regressions are estimated to examine income's effect. Household income was positively related to the level of cognitive stimulation in children's home environments across both sets of analyses. Home environments of children in low-income households were particularly sensitive to income changes over time. The implications of these results for programs and policies that reduce disparities in school readiness are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Votruba-Drzal, Elizabeth. "Income Changes and Cognitive Stimulation in Young Children's Home Learning Environments." Journal of Marriage and Family 65,2 (May 2003): 341-356.
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