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Julia M. L. Pangalangan; Jini E. Puma – Health Education Journal, 2024
Objective: Despite public health efforts, most children in the USA do not meet nutrition and physical activity guidelines. Moreover, there are nutrition-related health disparities between non-Hispanic and Hispanic communities. Caregivers are critical role models that shape health behaviours in children. To promote healthy behaviours, health…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Parent Influence, Health Behavior, Predictor Variables
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Esther J. Calzada; Lalaine Sevillano; Keng-Yen Huang; R. Gabriela Barajas-Gonzalez – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2025
The present study examined Latinx school readiness and 3rd grade student achievement, considering differences based on social categories of gender, race, ethnicity, and home language. The sample included 683 racially diverse children (M[subscript age] = 4.94; SD = 0.57) of Dominican- or Mexican-origin from Spanish-English or Spanish-only…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Hispanic American Students, School Readiness, English Language Learners
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Jimena Cosso; Giancarlo Visconti; Alexa Ellis; David Purpura – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background: Gaps between dual language learners (DLLs) and monolingual English-speaking children have been reported at kindergarten entry, and many DLL children are classified as long-term English learners, having less access to the general curriculum in the upper grades (NASEM, 2017). The supposed underperformance of DLLs might be due to the…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Bilingual Students, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Achievement