Tracy Evian Waasdorp, Rui Fu, Ann L Perepezko, Catherine P Bradshaw
The Role of Bullying-Related Policies: Understanding How School Staff Respond to Bullying Situations
The European journal of developmental psychology
sustaining environments hypothesis theorizes lasting effects prek programs contingent quality subsequent learning environment early elementary school current study tests theory leveraging data students n 462 enroll boston public schools bps prekindergarten prek program well features kindergarten instruction measured child classroomlevels using surveys observations taken together findings revealed limited evidence sustaining environments hypothesis bulk results null indicating general associations enrollment bps prek language literacy math skills spring kindergarten vary kindergarten instructional experiences examining distinct types instructional experiences inklings childlevel observational measures kindergarten learning experiencesparticularly capturing constrained versus unconstrained instructionwere predictive prek persistence observed global classroom quality measures surveybased measures advanced instruction however associations always specific outcomes matching content delivered instruction math vs literacy consistent possibility either crossdomain effects instructional variables proxies general instructional practices findings future research theory discussed psycinfo database record c 2022 apa rights reserved