Environmental Inequality and Disparities in School Readiness: The Role of Neurotoxic Lead

Autor/inn/en	Schachner, Jared N.; Wodtke, Geoffrey T.
Titel	Environmental Inequality and Disparities in School Readiness: The Role of Neurotoxic Lead
Quelle	In: Child Development, 94 (2023) 6, (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Schachner, Jared N.) ORCID (Wodtke, Geoffrey T.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.13949
Schlagwörter	Physical Environment; School Readiness; Poisoning; Hazardous Materials; Child Development; Racial Differences; Social Differences; Vocabulary Development; Attention Control; Young Children; Illinois (Chicago) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Natürliche Umwelt; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Hazardous substance; Gefahrstoff; Kindesentwicklung; Rassenunterschied; Sozialer Unterschied; Wortschatzarbeit; Aufmerksamkeitstest; Frühe Kindheit
Abstract	Developmental science has increasingly scrutinized how environmental hazards influence child outcomes, but few studies examine how contaminants affect disparities in early skill formation. Linking research on environmental inequality and early childhood development, this study assessed whether differences in exposure to neurotoxic lead explain sociodemographic gaps in school readiness. Using panel data tracking a representative sample of 1266 Chicago children (50% female, 16% White, 30% Black, 49% Hispanic, [mu][subscript age] = 5.2 months at baseline, collected 1994-2002), analyses quantified the contribution of lead contamination to class and racial disparities in vocabulary skills and attention problems at ages 4 and 5. Results suggested that lead contamination explains 15%-25% and 33%-66% of the disparities in each outcome, respectively, although imprecise estimates preclude drawing firm inferences about attention problems. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01