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The Importance of Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood for Adulthood Socioeconomic Status, Mental Health, and Problem Behavior by Feinstein, Leon, Bynner, John

“…This study examined the extent to which continuities and discontinuities in cognitive performance between ages 5 and 10 predicted adult income, educational…”
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Visual perceptual difficulties and under-achievement at school in a large community-based sample of children by Williams, Cathy, Northstone, Kate, Sabates, Ricardo, Feinstein, Leon, Emond, Alan, Dutton, Gordon N

“…Difficulties with visual perception (VP) are often described in children with neurological or developmental problems. However, there are few data regarding the…”
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Inequality in the early cognitive development of British children in the 1970 cohort by Feinstein, Leon

“…This paper develops an index of development for British children in the 1970 cohort, assessed at 22 months, 42 months, 5 years and 10 years. The score at 22…”
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Reducing inequalities: Realising the talents of all by Feinstein, Leon, u.a

“…This book draws on new and existing research to shed light on how children's experiences, at home and in schools, explain the extent to which they succeed as…”
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School Readiness and Later Achievement by Duncan, Greg J, Dowsett, Chantelle J, Claessens, Amy, Magnuson, Katherine, Huston, Aletha C, Klebanov, Pamela, Pagani, Linda S, Feinstein, Leon, Engel, Mimi, Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, Sexton, Holly, Duckworth, Kathryn, Japel, Crista

“…Using 6 longitudinal data sets, the authors estimate links between three key elements of school readiness-school-entry academic, attention, and socioemotional…”
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Parenting behaviours and children's development from infancy to early childhood: changes, continuities and contributions by Gutman, Leslie Morrison, Feinstein, Leon

“…This study investigated trajectories of parenting behaviours and children's development from infancy to early childhood, associations between parenting…”
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Childhood and adolescent predictors of alcohol use and problems in adolescence and adulthood in the National Child Development Study by Maggs, Jennifer L., Patrick, Megan E., Feinstein, Leon

“…ABSTRACT Aims  To identify childhood and adolescent predictors of alcohol use and harmful drinking in adolescence and adulthood. Design  Longitudinal data from…”
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The role of education in the uptake of preventative health care: The case of cervical screening in Britain by Sabates, Ricardo, Feinstein, Leon

“…This paper reports findings on the relationship between education and the take-up of screening for cervical cancer, as an example of preventative health-care…”
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ON ESTIMATING THE FISCAL BENEFITS OF EARLY INTERVENTION by Feinstein, Leon, Chowdry, Haroon, Asmussen, Kirsten

“…In this paper we explain some of the difficulties of providing forecasts of the financial benefits of early intervention programmes, focussing on those…”
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Individual Differences in the Pathways into and Beyond Higher Education in the UK: A Life-Course Approach by Feinstein, Leon, Vignoles, Anna

“…This article uses data from the UK 1970 Birth Cohort (N= 10,000) to address the research questions: (a) Who in this cohort made the transition to higher…”
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Unexpected Pathways Through Education: Why Do Some Students Not Succeed in School and What Helps Others Beat the Odds? by Feinstein, Leon, Peck, Stephen C.

“…In this overview of Volume 64, Issue 1, of the Journal of Social Issues, we describe why it is important to consider the diversity of student pathways through…”
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Do income effects mask social and behavioural factors when looking at universal health care provision? by Sabates, Ricardo, Feinstein, Leon

“…Summary Objectives: To investigate whether permanent and transitory income effects mask the impact of unobservable factors on the uptake of health check-ups in…”
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Young People's Leisure Contexts and their Relation to Adult Outcomes by Feinstein, Leon, Bynner, John, Duckworth, Kathryn

“…Leisure activity plays a significant role in identity formation during the teens, both reinforcing previous developmental trends and shaping new ones. The…”
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The benefits of higher education study for part-time students by Jamieson, Anne, Sabates, Ricardo, Woodley, Alan, Feinstein, Leon

“…This article presents findings from a study of mature part-time students and their reported benefits of study. It is based on data from a questionnaire survey…”
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The impact of mothers' adult learning on their children's academic performance at Key Stage 3: evidence from ALSPAC by Sabates, Ricardo, Duckworth, Kathryn, Feinstein, Leon

“…This paper investigates whether the inter-generational benefits of parental adult education exist over and above the achievement of parental educational…”
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MOBILITY IN PUPILS' COGNITIVE ATTAINMENT DURING SCHOOL LIFE by Feinstein, Leon

“…This paper considers the extent of mobility in pupils' attainment relative to peers as they move through school. Considerable shifts in position are…”
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The Effects of Adult Learning on Self-Efficacy by Hammond, Cathie, Feinstein, Leon

“…We use quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate the links between participation in adult learning and self-efficacy, particularly for the subgroup…”
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Inequality in Academic Performance and Juvenile Convictions: An Area-Based Analysis by Sabates, Ricardo, Feinstein, Leon, Shingal, Anirudh

“…This paper focuses on the links between inequality in academic performance and juvenile conviction rates for violent crime, stealing from another person,…”
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The contribution of adult learning to health and social capital by Feinstein, Leon, Hammond, Cathie

“…This research uses the National Child Development Study to investigate the effects of adult learning upon 12 outcomes that act as proxies for health and social…”
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The Continuing Benefits of Education: Adult Education and Midlife Cognitive Ability in the British 1946 Birth Cohort by Hatch, Stephani L., Feinstein, Leon, Link, Bruce G., Wadsworth, Michael E. J., Richards, Marcus

“…Objectives. Evidence shows education positively impacts cognitive ability. However, researchers have given little attention to the potential impact of adult…”
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