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Taylor, Sophie Jane; Barker, Lynne Ann; Heavey, Lisa; McHale, Sue – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Executive functions and social cognition develop through childhood into adolescence and early adulthood and are important for adaptive goal-oriented behavior (Apperly, Samson, & Humphreys, 2009; Blakemore & Choudhury, 2006). These functions are attributed to frontal networks known to undergo protracted maturation into early adulthood…
Descriptors: Child Development, Adolescent Development, Cognitive Development, Executive Function
Hedges, Larry V., Ed.; Schneider, Barbara, Ed. – Russell Sage Foundation, 2005
Schools are complex social settings where students, teachers, administrators, and parents interact to shape a child's educational experience. Any effort to improve educational outcomes for America's children requires a dynamic understanding of the environments in which children learn. In "The Social Organization of Schooling", editors Larry Hedges…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Teacher Effectiveness, Learning Activities, School Culture