The Relationship Between Parental Income and a Child's School Readiness Standard Composite Score as Measured by the Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised

Author

Joy L. Black

Date of Award

2001

Degree Name

Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Type of Degree

M.A.

Document Type

Thesis

First Advisor

Libby Boyles

Second Advisor

Fred Jay Krieg

Third Advisor

Joyce Meikamp

Fourth Advisor

Stephen O'Keefe

Abstract

The current study was designed to determine if children from families with higher income levels would be better prepared to enter kindergarten than children from families with lower income levels. For this study, 54 children attending childcare centers funded by the West Virginia Educare Initiative were administered the standard School Readiness Composite (SRC) of the Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised (BBCS-R) and the parental questionnaire of the study protocol. It was determined that there was no significant relationship between parental income level and a child's SRC score on the BBCS-R.

Subject(s)

Readiness for school - Testing.

Recommended Citation

Black, Joy L., "The Relationship Between Parental Income and a Child's School Readiness Standard Composite Score as Measured by the Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised" (2001). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 490.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/490