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Cost–benefit analysis and ‘next best’ methods to evaluate the efficiency of social policies: As in pitching horseshoes, closeness matters

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Many policymakers are unwilling, or think that it is infeasible, to perform comprehensive cost–benefit analysis (CBA) of programmes in social policy arenas. What principles actually underlie CBA? An understanding is necessary to assess whether other evaluation methods are close enough to CBA to provide useful information on social efficiency ...
Aidan R. Vining, Anthony E. Boardman
wiley   +1 more source

Fine motor skills assessment instruments for preschool children with typical development: a scoping review. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Zhang BF, Lin ZC, Li C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Treating preschooler behavioural sleep problems via parent‐mediated telehealth: A randomized controlled trial

British Journal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Behavioural sleep problems in the preschool developmental period (ages 3–5 years) are highly prevalent and associated with a myriad of deleterious consequences including anxiety, in the short‐ and long‐term. This study examined a parent‐focused behavioural sleep intervention for children aged from 3 to 5 years, delivered ...
Amy Shiels, Lara J. Farrell, Caroline L. Donovan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimation abilities of large numerosities in preschool children

, 2013
Sandrine Mejias, Christine Schiltz
openalex   +1 more source

Bimanual or unimanual stacking strategies under different cognitive loads: Evidence of a cognitive/action trade‐off in the coordination strategy of 3‐ to 5‐year‐olds

British Journal of Developmental Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous studies have found that increased cognitive load during a task might result in the use of ‘easier’ motor strategies that nevertheless achieve task goals. Here, we investigated the influence of cognitive load on bimanual or unimanual strategy use in preschoolers, through a combination of secondary data analysis and new empirical data ...
Lisanne Schröer, Johanna‐Katharina Maninger, Richard P. Cooper, Denis Mareschal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Percentile curve of balance development and network analysis with body shape and physical fitness in preschool children. [PDF]

BMC Pediatr
Zhao D, Chen X, Zhang A, Wang Y, Gao Y, He J, Jiang L, Hu H, Zhang Y.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Inclusion of children with autism spectrum disorder in preschool: Investigation of adult–child interactions in two inclusive classes over one school year [PDF]

Julien Despois, Aline Moreira Brandão André   +1 more
openalex   +1 more source

THE STUDY OF THE QUALITY OF MATHEMATICAL DEVELOPMENT OF OLDER PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

, 2020
Kateryna Shcherbakova, M. KOMISARYK
openalex   +1 more source

Better movers, better friends? A test for the environmental stress hypothesis in typically developing primary school children

British Journal of Developmental Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Relations between children's motor skills and internalizing problems are poorly understood. The environmental stress hypothesis (ESH), originally developed for motor‐impaired children, may provide understanding, yet has been scarcely examined in typically developing children.
Anne G. M. de Bruijn, Johanna E. A. Brocken   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors for allergic rhinitis in preschool children: a meta-analysis and systematic review. [PDF]

BMC Pediatr
Si N, Chang W, Cheng F, Wang Y, Suo L, Zhao C.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source