High-quality early childcare and education (ECE) has demonstrated long-term associations with positive educational and life outcomes and can be particularly impactful for children …
Children's work habits at school include being a hard worker, turning in work on time, following classroom rules, and putting forward one's best effort. Models on youth character …
Children's early environmental experiences are often considered highly influential for later life development. Yet, environmental contexts, such as the home and early care and …
In this chapter, we look at the underpinnings of Positive Youth Development (PYD) against the backdrops of resiliency, positive psychology and prevention/intervention science …
ABSTRACT Research Findings: This paper presents findings from an exploratory study to define associations between social–emotional teaching practices and teacher …
Participation in organized extracurricular activities (EAs) is becoming increasingly prevalent among young children in China and worldwide. As an important microsystem of child …
Despite the benefits of afterschool programs, we know very little about what motivates adolescents to attend and what costs they might associate with doing so. Situated …
OBJECTIVES: To test associations between onset of formal child care (in infancy or as a toddler), high school graduation, and employment earnings from ages 18 to 35 years …
SD Simpkins, DL Vandell, Y Liu - Journal of Research on …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined associations between adolescents' participation in out‐of‐school activities and their participation in activities at age 26 (N= 1041, 50% girls, 77% White). More …