Relating kindergarten attention to subsequent developmental pathways of classroom engagement in elementary school

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 715-725

  Pagani, Linda S ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, Caroline ^a,b   Parent, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Approaches to learning; Attention; Classroom behavior; Classroom productivity; Learning related behavior; School readiness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84863986019     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-011-9605-4     Document Type: Article

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