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ERIC Number: ED664503
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
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Beyond Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status: Exploring the Role of Neighborhood Resources for Preschool Classroom Quality and Early Childhood Development
Wendy S. Wei; Dana C. McCoy; Andrea Kinghorn Busby; Emily C. Hanno; Terri J. Sabol
Grantee Submission, American Journal of Community of Psychology v67 p470-485 2021
The neighborhood literature consistently documents associations between neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) and child development. Yet, this approach may miss important heterogeneity in neighborhood resources (e.g., libraries, doctors' offices) that have important implications for children. Moreover, the mechanisms that explain the relation between neighborhood characteristics and child outcomes are poorly understood. Using a sample of 955 children particularly high in both SES and resources. These findings point to potential policy levers at both neighborhood and classroom levels to support children's development situated in preschool neighborhoods across nine United States cities, the present study aimed to (1) describe the relation between neighborhood SES and resources among our sample neighborhoods and (2) explore whether neighborhood SES and resources may be (a) independently and (b) jointly associated with young children's gains in language/literacy and executive function skills via differences in preschool classroom process quality. Our results suggested that neighborhoods were heterogeneous in both SES and resources, thereby indicating a diverse range of resource availability among lower SES neighborhoods. Moreover, we found that both neighborhood SES and resources were individually associated with benefits to children's development through levels of classroom process quality and that these associations were magnified in communities that were particularly high in both SES and resources. These findings point to potential policy levers at both neighborhood and classroom levels to support children's development.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement; Classroom Assessment Scoring System; American Community Survey
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B140042; R305A160013; R305B150010
Author Affiliations: N/A