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Duncan, Greg J.; Morris, Pamela A.; Rodrigues, Chris – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Social scientists do not agree on the size and nature of the causal impacts of parental income on children's achievement. We revisit this issue using a set of welfare and antipoverty experiments conducted in the 1990s. We utilize an instrumental variables strategy to leverage the variation in income and achievement that arises from random…
Descriptors: Family Income, Preschool Children, Attribution Theory, Academic Achievement
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Corkum, Penny; Corbin, Natasha; Pike, Meredith – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2010
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is prevalent among school-aged children. An associated feature of the disorder is a deficit in social functioning, which can be detrimental in terms of long-term outcomes. Therefore, it is crucial to identify evidence-based interventions which can improve the social skills of children with ADHD. The…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorders, Incidence, Language Skills