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Parental Conceptions of School Readiness: Relation to Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Children's Skills

Oscar A. Barbarin Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Diane Early Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Richard Clifford Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Donna Bryant Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Pamela Frome Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Margaret Burchinal Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Carollee Howes Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Robert Pianta Curry School of Education, University of Virginia
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Pages 671-701 | Published online: 13 Oct 2008

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