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Title: The Nature and Impact of Early Achievement Skills, Attention Skills, and Behavior Problems
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Duncan, Greg J. Magnuson, Katherine A. |
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The Nature and Impact of Early Achievement Skills, Attention Skills, and Behavior Problems In: Whither Opportunity? Rising Inequality, Schools, and Children's Life Chances. Richard J. Murnane and Greg J. Duncan, eds., New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2011; pp.47-70. Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation Keyword(s): Achievement; Attention/Attention Deficit; Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Behavioral Problems; Crime; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Educational Attainment; Family Background and Culture; Family Characteristics; High School Completion/Graduates; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Intergenerational Patterns/Transmission; Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Math); Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Reading); Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT); School Completion; Temperament Duncan and Magnuson argue that the domains of achievement, attention, and behavior are useful for organizing the most important children’s skills and behaviors. Upon entering kindergarten, children from low-income families have weaker academic and attention skills, on average, and a higher probability of demonstrating antisocial behavior than children from higher-income families. None of these gaps shrinks over the course of elementary school. |
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Duncan, Greg J. and Katherine A. Magnuson. "The Nature and Impact of Early Achievement Skills, Attention Skills, and Behavior Problems" In: Whither Opportunity? Rising Inequality, Schools, and Children's Life Chances. Richard J. Murnane and Greg J. Duncan, eds., New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2011; pp.47-70.
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