The effects of full-day everyday kindergarten on academic achievement and self-esteem

The trend to expand the traditional half-day kindergarten program into full-day programs has been the focus of debate and controversy. This controversy has focused on the following: (1) What is an appropriate length of a program day for the kindergarten child? (2) What are the academic and psychosocial effects of a full-day kindergarten program on five-year-old children?

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Fields, David Leonard

Contributors dc:contributor

• McGreal, Thomas L.

• Education, Early Childhood
• Education, Elementary
• Education, Educational Psychology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1989 Fields, David Leonard

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI8924814
(UMI)AAI8924814

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/20578