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Pagani, Linda S.; Fitzpatrick, Caroline; Archambault, Isabelle; Janosz, Michel – Developmental Psychology, 2010
We first replicated the data analytic strategy used in Duncan et al. (2007) with a population-based data set of French-speaking children from Quebec (Canada). Prospective associations were examined between cognitive, attention, and socioemotional characteristics underlying kindergarten school readiness and second grade math, reading, and general…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Reference Groups, Aggression, French Canadians
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Schmid, Monika S.; Dusseldorp, Elise – Second Language Research, 2010
Most linguistic processes--acquisition, change, deterioration--take place in and are determined by a complex and multifactorial web of language internal and language external influences. This implies that the impact of each individual factor can only be determined on the basis of a careful consideration of its interplay with all other factors. The…
Descriptors: Language Skill Attrition, Reference Groups, Predictor Variables, Language Attitudes
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Steinhauer, Noella – Canadian Social Studies, 1996
Comments upon the recent controversy concerning Canadian natives and their occupation of land surrounding Lake Gustafson. The Indians eventually surrendered to tribal authorities. General consensus among the media, the public, and local students was that Canadian authorities overreacted and used heavy-handed tactics during negotiations. (MJP)
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Background, Cultural Maintenance, Current Events