Date of Award:
5-2004
Document Type:
Dissertation
Degree Name:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department:
Psychology
Committee Chair(s)
Karl White
Committee
Karl White
Committee
Susan Crowley
Committee
George Julnes
Committee
Glenna Boyce
Abstract
The quality of a child care setting is believed by many child care researchers to have an impact on the development of children in child care. While a considerable amount of research has been done regarding the impact of child care quality on child outcomes, an examination of literature reviews on the topic reveals that there is a lack of consensus in the field on the question of whether child care quality has a substantial impact on children's development.
The present study assessed the impact child care quality has on child outcomes. A dataset from the NICHD Early Child Care Study involving 878 subjects was used. Analyses utilizing structural equation modeling indicated that child care quality has a substantial impact on children's development, even when the influence of demographic and family variables is taken into account.
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Recommended Citation
Cutler, Jared, "An Investigation of the Impact of Chld Care Quality on Child Outcomes Using Structural Equation Modeling" (2004). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 6205.
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