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11 - Lessons on Sustaining Early Gains from the Life-Course Study of Perry Preschool

from Part III - School and Family Processes of Impacts over Time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2018

By
Lawrence J. Schweinhart
Edited by
Arthur J. Reynolds  and
Judy A. Temple
Arthur J. Reynolds
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
Judy A. Temple
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
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Sustaining Early Childhood Learning Gains
Program, School, and Family Influences
 , pp. 254 - 267
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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