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Is care by grandparents or parents better for children's non-cognitive skills? : evidence on locus of control from China
Ao, Xiang; Chen, Xuan; Zhao, Zhong - 2021
This study investigates the effect of grandparental care on children's locus of control (LOC), which is an important … non-cognitive skill that affects children's future development. We use data from the China Family Panel Studies, which is … choice. We find that children in the care of their grandparents have more external LOC than children in the care of their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012486394
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The response of parental time investments to the child's skills and health
Nicoletti, Cheti; Tonei, Valentina - 2017
the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, we measure parental investments by considering the time parents spend with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011731946
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Child Socio-Emotional Skills : The Role of Parental Inputs
Moroni, Gloria - 2019
the child home environment and reduce stress has larger returns for children with higher socio-emotional skills in early … stressful home environment, an increase has a higher return for children with lower socio-emotional skills in early childhood …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012867158
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The lasting effects of early childhood education on promoting the skills and social mobility of disadvantaged African Americans
García García-Menéndez, Jorge Luis; Heckman, James J.; … - 2021
disadvantaged African-American children and their children. The program improves outcomes of the first-generation treatment group … that have dominated popular discussions of early childhood programs. Children of the first-generation treatment group have … higher levels of education and employment, lower levels of criminal activity, and better health than children of the first …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012593048
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Where to Put the Kids? Effects of Type of Non-Parental Child Care on Pre-Teen Skills and Risky Behavior
Datta Gupta, Nabanita - 2011
evidence that one type of non-parental care outperforms the other, though children who have been placed in preschool tend to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122123
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Is Care by Grandparents or Parents Better for Children's Non-Cognitive Skills? Evidence on Locus of Control from China
Ao, Xiang; Chen, Xuan; Zhao, Zhong - 2021
This study investigates the effect of grandparental care on children's locus of control (LOC), which is an important … non-cognitive skill that affects children's future development. We use data from the China Family Panel Studies, which is … choice. We find that children in the care of their grandparents have more external LOC than children in the care of their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013240284
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Tailoring instruction to improve mathematics skills in preschools : a randomized evaluation
Gallego, Francisco A.; Näslund-Hadley, Emma; Alfonso, … - 2018
Tailoring instruction to each student’s needs can produce significant learning gains. However, few programs have successfully implemented this approach. In this paper, we present the results of a randomized evaluation of a program that uses an inquiry with an individualized scaffolding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011882683
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Gender gaps in cognitive and noncognitive skills: roles of SES and gender attitudes
Hervé, Justine; Mani, Subha; Behrman, Jere R.; Nandi, … - 2021
Gender gaps in skills exist around the world but differ remarkably among the high and low-and-middle income countries. This paper uses a unique data set with more than 20,000 adolescents in rural India to examine whether socioeconomic status and gender attitudes predict gender gaps in cognitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012433603
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Gender Gaps in Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills : Roles of Ses and Gender Attitudes
Herve, Justine; Mani, Subha; Behrman, Jere; Nandi, Arindam - 2021
Gender gaps in skills exist around the world but differ remarkably among the high and low-and-middle income countries. This paper uses a unique data set with more than 20,000 adolescents in rural India to examine whether socioeconomic status and gender attitudes predict gender gaps in cognitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013244271
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Gender Gaps in Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills : Roles of SES and Gender Attitudes
Herve, Justine; Mani, Subha; Behrman, Jere; Nandi, Arindam - 2021
Gender gaps in skills exist around the world but differ remarkably among the high and low-and-middle income countries. This paper uses a unique data set with more than 20,000 adolescents in rural India to examine whether socioeconomic status and gender attitudes predict gender gaps in cognitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013246474