Relations between preschool attention span-persistence and age 25 educational outcomes

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 314-324

  McClelland, Megan M ^a   Acock, Alan C ^a   Piccinin, Andrea ^b   Rhea, Sally Ann ^c   Stallings, Michael C ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Attention span persistence; Educational attainment; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873827231     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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