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Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.; And Others – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1995
Reports on a study of 36 mothers and children to determine the role played by preschool children's intellectual and behavioral characteristics on their parents' expectations for school performance. Finds that children whose parents had lower expectations came from lower social classes and tended to be boys. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Child Development, Educational Attainment