Why and How Working Women Choose Child Care: A Review with a Focus on Infancy.

Pungello, Elizabeth Puhn; Kurtz-Costes, Beth

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Publication Date: 1999

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Why and How Working Women Choose Child Care: A Review with a Focus on Infancy.

Pungello, Elizabeth Puhn; Kurtz-Costes, Beth

Developmental Review, v19 n1 p31-96 Mar 1999

Reviews research on factors influencing the child-care-choice behaviors of mothers of infants within the context of a theoretical model that relates such behavior to the environmental context, maternal beliefs related to child care, child characteristics, and mother's demographic characteristics. Concludes with recommendations for future research and public-policy considerations. (Author)

Descriptors: Child Behavior, Context Effect, Day Care, Decision Making, Employed Parents, Infant Care, Literature Reviews, Models, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Background, Personality, Public Policy, Research Needs, Theories

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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