Keeping their attention: Classroom practices associated with behavioral engagement in first grade mathematics classes in China and the United States

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 198-211

  Lan, Xuezhao ^a   Ponitz, Claire Cameron ^a   Miller, Kevin F ^a   Li, Su ^b   Cortina, Kai ^a   Perry, Michelle ^c   Fang, Ge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral engagement; Chinese children; Cross cultural comparison; First grade; Mathematics instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 65149101578     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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