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Heatly, Melissa Castle; Votruba-Drzal, Elizabeth – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Early school engagement patterns set the stage for short- and long-term academic behaviors and progress, and low engagement at school entry can give rise to dysfunctional school behavior and underachievement in later years. Relationships with parents and teachers provide a foundation upon which children develop the skills and behaviors that are…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
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Hill, Nancy E.; Wang, Ming-Te – Developmental Psychology, 2015
Based on a longitudinal sample of 1,452 African American and European American adolescents and their parents, parenting practices (i.e., monitoring, warmth, and autonomy support) at 7th grade had significant indirect effects on college enrollment 3 years post high school, through their effects on aspirations, school engagement, and grade point…
Descriptors: White Students, High School Students, Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies
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Pears, Katherine C.; Kim, Hyoun K.; Fisher, Philip A.; Yoerger, Karen – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Children with a history of maltreatment and placement into foster care face elevated risks of poor psychosocial outcomes including school failure, substance use, externalizing, and deviant peer association. For children in the general population, school engagement appears to be a promotive factor in preventing negative outcomes. In this study,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Learner Engagement, Foster Care, Behavior Problems
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Willner, Cynthia J.; Gatzke-Kopp, Lisa M.; Bierman, Karen L.; Greenberg, Mark T.; Segalowitz, Sidney J. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
Learning-related behaviors are important for school success. Socioeconomic disadvantage confers risk for less adaptive learning-related behaviors at school entry, yet substantial variability in school readiness exists within socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. Investigation of neurophysiological systems associated with learning-related…
Descriptors: Attention, Learning Processes, Academic Achievement, Neurology