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Promoting Social Competence in Preschool with an Executive Functions Program Conducted by Teachers

Department of Evolutive and Educational Psychology, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
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Sustainability 2020, 12(11), 4408; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114408
Received: 22 April 2020 / Revised: 23 May 2020 / Accepted: 25 May 2020 / Published: 28 May 2020
The objective of this research is to examine the effectiveness of the “Executive Function Training Program in Preschool” (EFE-P) that includes real-world activities and applies different required methodologies for a sustainable education. In addition, it is evaluated whether the improvement of executive functions is transferred to the social competence domain. The study involved 100 students aged 5–6 years, of which 50 were randomly assigned to the active control group and 50 to the experimental group. Executive functions (BRIEF-P) and social competence (BASC and PKBS-2) were measured at two time points (pre-intervention and post-intervention). Data were analyzed using the Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) for repeated data and results showed that children in the experimental group obtained better scores on executive functions and social competence compared to their peers in the control group. It is discussed if the executive functions training can be effective in improving social competence as long as the programs include real-world activities that encourage such transfer, as the EFE-P does. View Full-Text
Keywords: executive function; inhibitory control; working memory; cognitive flexibility; social competence; social skills; transfer; sustainability education; teacher training executive function; inhibitory control; working memory; cognitive flexibility; social competence; social skills; transfer; sustainability education; teacher training
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Romero-López, M.; Pichardo, M.C.; Bembibre-Serrano, J.; García-Berbén, T. Promoting Social Competence in Preschool with an Executive Functions Program Conducted by Teachers. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4408. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114408

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Romero-López M, Pichardo MC, Bembibre-Serrano J, García-Berbén T. Promoting Social Competence in Preschool with an Executive Functions Program Conducted by Teachers. Sustainability. 2020; 12(11):4408. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114408

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Romero-López, Miriam, M. C. Pichardo, Judit Bembibre-Serrano, and Trinidad García-Berbén. 2020. "Promoting Social Competence in Preschool with an Executive Functions Program Conducted by Teachers" Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4408. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12114408

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