School enrolment and executive functioning: A longitudinal perspective on developmental changes, the influence of learning context, and the prediction of pre-academic skills

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 526-540

  Roebers, Claudia M ^a   Röthlisberger, Marianne ^a   Cimeli, Patrizia ^a   Michel, Eva ^a   Neuenschwander, Regula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Development; Executive functions; Learning context; Pre academic kills; School enrolment

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052286485     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2011.571841     Document Type: Article

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