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Direct linkNag, Sonali; Vagh, Shaher Banu; Dulay, Katrina May; Snowling, Margaret J. – Review of Education, 2019
The general consensus in the field is that when the home language is different from the language of instruction in school then children's literacy attainments could slow down. In this 26-year review of the literature on children's literacy attainments in low- to middle-income countries, 40 correlational, ethnographic and intervention studies…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Usage, Family Environment, Educational Environment
Rescorla, Leslie; Ivanova, Masha Y.; Achenbach, Thomas M.; Begovac, Ivan; Chahed, Myriam; Drugli, May Britt; Emerich, Deisy Ribas; Fung, Daniel S. S.; Haider, Mariam; Hansson, Kjell; Hewitt, Nohelia; Jaimes, Stefanny; Larsson, Bo; Maggiolini, Alfio; Markovic, Jasminka; Mitrovic, Dragan; Moreira, Paulo; Oliveira, Joao Tiago; Olsson, Martin; Ooi, Yoon Phaik; Petot, Djaouida; Pisa, Cecilia; Pomalima, Rolando; da Rocha; Marina Monzani; Rudan, Vlasta; Sekulic, Slobodan; Shahini, Mimoza; de Mattos Silvares, Edwiges Ferreira; Szirovicza, Lajos; Valverde, Jose; Vera, Luis Anderssen; Villa, Maria Clara; Viola, Laura; Woo, Bernadine S. C.; Zhang, Eugene Yuqing – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: To build on Achenbach, Rescorla, and Ivanova (2012) by (a) reporting new international findings for parent, teacher, and self-ratings on the Child Behavior Checklist, Youth Self-Report, and Teacher's Report Form; (b) testing the fit of syndrome models to new data from 17 societies, including previously underrepresented regions; (c)…
Descriptors: Epidemiology, Psychopathology, Children, Adolescents
Maulik, Pallab K.; Mascarenhas, Maya N.; Mathers, Colin D.; Dua, Tarun; Saxena, Shekhar – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Intellectual disability is an extremely stigmatizing condition and involves utilization of large public health resources, but most data about its burden is based on studies conducted in developed countries. The aim of this meta-analysis was to collate data from published literature and estimate the prevalence of intellectual disability across all…
Descriptors: Income, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Public Health
Peer reviewedWolcott, Harry F. – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1982
Calls for anthropologists to pay more attention to the process by which individuals learn about or "acquire" culture. Suggests study of first language acquisition offers a useful model for studying ways people learn cultural and social behaviors. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anthropology, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Peer reviewedHjelmeland, Heidi; Hawton, Keith; Nordivik, Hilmar; Bille-Brahe, Unni; De Leo, Diego; Fekete, Sandor; Grad, Onja; Haring, Christian; Kerkhof, Ad J.F.M.; Lonnqvist, Jouko; Michael, Konrad; Renberg, Ellinor Salander; Schmidtke, Armin; Van Heeringen, Kees; Wasserman, Danuta – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2002
Interviews parasuicide patients in 13 European countries to study self-reported intention involved in parasuicide. The main findings is that parasuicide patients in different countries tend to indicate that similar types of intentions are involved in their acts of parasuicide, and that the intentions do not vary greatly with gender or age.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
Download full textKahn, Peter H., Jr. – 2001
How do people whose identities appear so deeply connected to the land they love engage in environmentally harmful activities? This paper explores this question, presenting selected research on children's moral relationships with nature and examining the boundaries of the moral domain to more precisely delineate relations between moral constructs.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Development, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedMcEachron, Gail; Baker, Colin; Bracken, Bruce A. – School Psychology International, 2003
Presents a cross-cultural comparison of United States, English and Welsh students' perceptions of secondary classroom environments in six academic disciplines. Variable differences in classroom environments were found to exist on the basis of academic discipline, nationality, age and gender. Subject matter patterns suggest that the nature of the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classroom Environment, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDavis, Jessica Hoffmann – Human Development, 1997
Examined U-shaped development of graphic symbolization in children and in nonartist and artist adults. Found that drawing scores of adult artists did not differ from those of youngest children and artist adolescents, with a developmental sequence in acquisition of the ability to construct referential connections underlying visual metaphors.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Art, Artists
Peer reviewedAnastasi, Anne – American Psychologist, 1983
Redefines intelligence as a useful, comprehensive, and flexible construct that allows its modifiability as a function of age and culture. Reviews theories on two-factor, multiple-factor, facet, and hierarchical models of trait formation based on research in developmental, cross-cultural, learning, and cognitive psychology. (Author/AOS)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Aptitude, Age Differences, Aptitude Treatment Interaction
Peer reviewedPerez-Delgado, E.; Oliver, J. C. – Journal of Moral Education, 1995
Reports on a study of the influence of age and formal education on the development of moral reasoning among 215 Spanish citizens ranging in age from 12 to 48. Finds that moral development is highly related to both variables, although more so with formal education than with age. Includes five tables of illustrative data. (CFR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedRemland, Martin S.; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1995
Reports on a study of the effects of culture, gender, and age on interpersonal distance, body orientation, and touch among 381 same-sex and mixed-sex dyads in 7 nations. Finds that more touch was observed among Italian and Greek dyads than among English, French, and Dutch dyads. (CFR)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Hunt, Frances – Online Submission, 2008
This paper provides an in-depth review and analysis of literature on dropping out from school, and focuses on children who have gained access, but fail to complete a basic education cycle. The main discussion is around why and how children drop out from school. Here drop out is not presented as a distinct event, but rather a process where a range…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Dropout Research
Honig, Alice Sterling – 1998
Using a question-answer format, this paper examines the concept of attachment and its importance for parents and caregivers of young children. Twenty topics are addressed through an examination of relevant theory, research findings, and clinical evidence: (1) a "who's who" list of researchers on attachment; (2) definition of attachment;…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Abuse
