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Parental Practices and Developmental Challenges of Boys of Color: Opportunities for Early Intervention
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Barbarin, Oscar A. – ZERO TO THREE, 2015
The "My Brother's Keeper" Initiative (Obama, 2014) has helped to attract public attention to the vulnerabilities faced by many boys of color (BOC). In this article, I review what is known about the developmental status of BOC, identify key family practices that are critical to their development, and consider the implications of both for…
Descriptors: Males, Minority Group Children, School Readiness, Early Intervention
How Do Pre-Kindergarteners Spend Their Time? Gender, Ethnicity, and Income as Predictors of Experiences in Pre-Kindergarten Classrooms
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Early, Diane M.; Iruka, Iheoma U.; Ritchie, Sharon; Barbarin, Oscar A.; Winn, Donna-Marie C.; Crawford, Gisele M.; Frome, Pamela M.; Clifford, Richard M.; Burchinal, Margaret; Howes, Carollee; Bryant, Donna M.; Pianta, Robert C. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2010
The current paper considers how children spend their time in state-funded pre-kindergarten programs and how time use relates to ethnicity, gender, and family income, based on the assumption that how time is spent in pre-kindergarten is relevant for the programs' success in narrowing achievement gaps. Classroom observations of 2061 children in 652…
Descriptors: African American Children, Ethnicity, Family Income, Preschool Education
Behavioral, Emotional, and Academic Adjustment in a National Probability Sample of African American Children: Effects of Age, Gender, and Family Structure.
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Barbarin, Oscar A.; Soler, Robin E. – Journal of Black Psychology, 1993
Presents the frequency of behavioral, emotional, and academic adjustment problems in a national sample of 734 male and 724 female African-American children and adolescents from the National Health Interview Survey Child Health Supplement. Patterns of adjustment within specific groups also were examined, based on age, gender, socioeconomic status,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Age Differences
Coping and Resilience: Exploring the Inner Lives of African American Children.
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Barbarin, Oscar A. – Journal of Black Psychology, 1993
A model is proposed to delineate several sociocultural, family, neighborhood, and personal coping factors thought to moderate the effects of stress and risk factors that ordinarily contribute to adverse developmental outcomes in children and adolescents. Research is proposed on issues related to resilience and coping. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Development, Black Youth, Child Development
Emotional and Social Development of African American Children.
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Barbarin, Oscar A. – Journal of Black Psychology, 1993
The combination of economic hardship, limited access to supportive services, and the psychological burden of oppression have combined to disadvantage African-American children and place significant obstacles in the way of their development. This special issue assembles a group of articles focusing on the development of African-American children.…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Child Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged