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Principal Investigator: Araba Nayena Blankson
Organization: SPELMAN COLLEGE
Fiscal Year: 2024
Award: $311,324
Funding agency: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
PROJECT SUMMARY
The research focuses on examining African American children across a broad range of socioeconomic
statuses (SES), avoiding the inherent confound in examination of only low-income African American children.
In the proposed research, cognitive processes (fluid reasoning, executive functioning, and crystallized
knowledge) are examined within the context of classroom quality (emotional support, classroom organization,
and instructional support), student-teacher relationships (warmth and conflict), and home environmental
stimulation to elucidate determinants of reading and math achievement among an economically diverse
sample of African American children. A primary aim of the research is also to examine the impact of COVID-19
on the educational attainment of African American children. The research is a natural experiment involving
longitudinal follow-up of an economically diverse sample of 198 African American children originally assessed
in their preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary school years and a new cohort of children who
experienced a disruption in their preschool year due to COVID-19. The proposed research will have a
significant impact on improving educational outcomes in African American children by enhancing our
understanding of the child x environment processes that influence reading and math achievement in this
underserved population. Results of the research can be used in developing treatments, interventions, or
policies concerning early childhood development and education for this understudied population, thereby
contributing to enhancing the health and outcomes of children in this nation.
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