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Finch, Jenna E.; Wolf, Sharon; Lichand, Guilherme – Developmental Psychology, 2022
The role of executive function skills and motivation in supporting children's academic achievement is well-documented, but the vast majority of evidence is from high-income countries. Classrooms in sub-Saharan Africa tend to be large, teacher-driven, and lecture-focused, which may provide extra challenges for children to stay engaged in the…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
Bustamante, Andres S.; Hindman, Annemarie H. – Grantee Submission, 2018
Latino children are the fastest growing minority group in the United States and in order to best serve this population we need research to inform educators on specific cultural strengths that can be fostered and developed. Despite the known academic achievement gap between Latino children and their non-Latino peers, ecocultural strength based…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Hispanic American Students, School Readiness