Journal article
The effects of social class, class size and prekindergarten experience on early school adjustment
Early child development and care, v 88(1)
01 Jan 1993
Abstract
Children's adjustment and achievement during the early school grades can have implications for the children's long-term educational progress. In the present study, the effects of children's socioeconomic status (SES), class size in kindergarten, and prior prekindergarten experience on early school adjustments was examined. Kindergarten achievement and attendance were used as measures of early school adjustment. 1,573 children from a large urban school district participated in the study.
Results of the analysis indicated that all main effects were significant as well as a number of interactions. A significant finding was that a number of potentially negative effects associated with SES were ameliorated if the children had a prekindergarten experience and/or were in smaller class sizes in kindergarten (below 20). Implications for policy and practice are discussed.
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Details
- Title
- The effects of social class, class size and prekindergarten experience on early school adjustment
- Creators
- Dominic F. Gullo - University of Wisconsin–MilwaukeeChristine B. Burton - University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
- Publication Details
- Early child development and care, v 88(1)
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0002247539
- Other Identifier
- 991020532113204721