Experts suggest that as survival rates improve, understanding racial and
socioeconomic differences in pediatric populations are important factors to consider for overall health status.
Further, if parents could exercise school choice through web - based portals that highlight the important variables of school performance,
socioeconomic differences in knowledge could be muted.
In the evaluation and implementation of new therapies or treatment strategies, we must consider that not only may differences in outcomes arise
from socioeconomic differences, but we must also develop strategies that facilitate access to these beneficial treatments to reach all segments of the population equally.»
For instance,
socioeconomic differences among students in various countries were not considered, said Adam Still, a co-author of the report and an education finance and development specialist for GEMS, in a phone interview.
Dr. Robert Morrow, professor of pediatrics and chief of the cardiology section at Arkansas Children's Hospital, emphasized the importance of taking into
account socioeconomic differences when studying the impact of breast - feeding.
Because many first - generation graduates come from less affluent families,
such socioeconomic differences are common, says Rebecca Lamb, assistant professor of plant cellular and molecular biology at Ohio State University in Columbus and a first - generation college grad.
«The discordant twin design minimizes a number of potentially confounding factors that may explain the association between childhood verbal ability and subsequent alcohol use by «controlling» for differences on variables [such as] socioeconomic differences or family factors that, if excluded, could cloud the interpretation of findings.»
The simple feature of eliminating a default school assignment by the school district — thus requiring every parent to engage in school choice —
eliminates socioeconomic differences in the likelihood that parents will shop for schools.
The question we ask is
whether socioeconomic differences in reading achievement can be reduced by programs that encourage silent reading in the summer months.1 In the years following school entry, children of low socioeconomic status (SES) lose ground in reading relative to their high - SES counterparts.
If socioeconomic differences are a major force driving discipline disparities, than we would expect to see bigger discipline disparities in districts with bigger socioeconomic disparities — that is, in places where most of the white students are middle class or above and most of the African American students are poor.
They found that,
despite socioeconomic differences, there were no significant variations in how schools performed on the 33 - point - scale across the District's eight wards.
This OECD report builds upon earlier research from William Schmidt of Michigan State University who found that schools are
exacerbating socioeconomic differences by giving rich kids different instruction than poor kids.
Neville incorporates himself into communities across the globe — including the United States, United Kingdom, and Afghanistan — highlighting specific social milieus and
emphasizing socioeconomic differences.
Although consistent with research
on socioeconomic differences in maternal responsivity and warmth (Hoff, Laursen, Tardif, & Bornstein, 2002; Poehlmann et al., 2011), the effects of socioeconomics can show themselves even in the mother's earliest interactions with her infant.
Today in Parasites & Vectors, researchers report that in Baltimore, Maryland,
socioeconomic differences between neighborhoods influence bite risk, with rats being a primary blood meal source in lower income neighborhoods.
As African Americans are three times more likely to grow up in poverty, we would expect to see racial differences in student behavior, just as we see racial differences in achievement — which are not driven by race, but
by socioeconomic differences.
Another study of the entire population of Swedish children found that Swedish children from single - parent families were about twice as likely to have psychological problems, attempt suicide, or struggle with substance abuse, compared to their peers from two - parent families, even after controlling
for socioeconomic differences and parents» history of psychological problems (see figure below).
«There are sharp ecological, climatic and
socioeconomic differences among the three countries conforming North America, but there is limited information on carbon - cycle science in Mexico,» he said.
These socioeconomic differences were accounted for by researchers via questionnaire.
So, obviously there are individual differences in self - regulation when children come to school — not only gender differences, but there are
socioeconomic differences and there are individual temperamental differences in children's ability to regulate their behaviour.
According to GLSEN and Harris Interactive researchers, it's not race or
socioeconomic differences (although those are ranked high).
Nonetheless, the fact remains that in some places, racial / ethnic and
socioeconomic differences are extraordinarily larger than in other places.
The socioeconomic differences in student performance are well - known and extensively documented.
As African Americans are three times more likely to grow up in poverty as white students (36 percent versus 12 percent, as of 2015), we would expect to see racial differences in student behavior, just as we see racial differences in achievement — which are not driven by race, but by
socioeconomic differences.
This research provided evidence of the importance of teachers being able to understand cultural and
socioeconomic differences.
Socioeconomic differences in reading trajectories: The contributionof family, neighborhood, and school contexts
Discuss how PTP teachers ensured that their classroom - based assessments were fair, unbiased, and sensitive to students» cultural, ability, and
socioeconomic differences?
But the results of Downey's study show that when measured for learning,
the socioeconomic differences between failing and successful schools either shrink or disappear entirely.
Cultural and
socioeconomic differences, expectations and unconscious assumptions may get in the way of well - meaning adults working together effectively.
Sweden provides an interesting comparative context owing to its linguistic, cultural and
socioeconomic differences from Brazil.
Students become adept at healing childhood wounding and trauma, and are empowered to facilitate social transformation around issues of race, gender, sexuality, rank, privilege, religion,
socioeconomic differences, and more.
Socioeconomic differences in children's health: How and why do these relationships change with age?
Some of these demographic and
socioeconomic differences in prevalence of disabling asthma may be the result of the confounding effects of one variable on another.
The second research stream explores race / ethnic and
socioeconomic differences in family formation experiences and orientations and the consequence of these for well - being and health disparities.
However, this constraint avoided potential confounds from possible sex, ethnic, or
socioeconomic differences.