Aboriginal Children and Their Caregivers Living with Low Income: Outcomes from a Two-Generation Preschool Program.
The development of preschool children of Aboriginal heritage is jeopardized by the inter-generational transmission of risk that has created, and continues to create, social disadvantage. Early intervention programs are intended to mitigate the impact of social disadvantage. Yet, evidence of the effe...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 311 - 319 |
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Springer Nature
Jun2011
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