«Poverty affects not only the amount and quality of learning support a child receives, but also the likelihood of experiencing stress, chaos, and violence,» notes Eric Dearing, professor of
applied developmental psychology at Boston College, who led the study.
Not exact matches
«This has very important implications for early education policy in the United States, where we are debating how early to start and whether preschool should be provided to all children or exclusively target low - income children,» said Dearing, a professor of
applied developmental psychology who is also a senior research fellow
at the Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development
at the University of Oslo.
Kimberly Schonert - Reichl is an
applied developmental psychologist and a professor in the Human Development, Learning, and Culture area in the Department of Educational and Counselling
Psychology and Special Education
at the University of British Columbia (UBC).