Vulnerable Children in Australia: Multiple Risk Factor Analyses to Predict Cognitive Abilities and Problem Behaviour

Autor/inn/en	Niklas, Frank; Tayler, Collette; Gilley, Tim
Titel	Vulnerable Children in Australia: Multiple Risk Factor Analyses to Predict Cognitive Abilities and Problem Behaviour
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Education, 61 (2017) 2, S.105-123 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-9441
DOI	10.1177/0004944117710954
Schlagwörter	At Risk Persons; Disadvantaged Youth; Preschool Children; Cognitive Ability; Behavior Problems; Correlation; Identification; Longitudinal Studies; Community Characteristics; Family Characteristics; Individual Characteristics; Socioeconomic Status; Parent Background; Low Income; Community Services; Native Language; Mental Health; Disabilities; Foreign Countries; Questionnaires; Screening Tests; Cognitive Tests; Australia; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Risikogruppe; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Denkfähigkeit; Korrelation; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Elternhaus; Niedriglohn; Gemeindenahe Versorgung; Psychohygiene; Handicap; Behinderung; Ausland; Fragebogen; Screening-Verfahren; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest; Australien
Abstract	A critical challenge within early childhood policy is to increase the capacity of early childhood education and care systems to intervene effectively and sufficiently early to improve the learning and development outcomes of marginalised children. An initial step is to reliably identify young children at risk of poorer learning outcomes. This article presents findings from the Australian E4Kids study, a longitudinal study of 2654 children recruited at age 3-4 years within a random sample of early childhood programs. Sixteen different child-, family- and community-level risk factors which had been identified previously as potentially having an adverse impact on child outcomes were analysed in relation to evidence of the children's cognitive abilities and problem behaviour. Fifteen risk factors were linked directly to either lower cognitive abilities, problem behaviour or both and poorer outcomes were found in children experiencing more risk factors. Risk groupings may be used to identify vulnerable children early and to provide evidence to support the development of appropriate service responses. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01