Thinking of home learning environments when countries have high income inequality
Contributing author: Siyu Ma This article was written as part of the TalkTogether’s academic blog writing programme for early career researchers. Based on: Nag, S., Vagh, S. B., Dulay, K. M., Snowling, M., Donolato, E., & Melby-Lervåg, M. (2024). Home learning environments and children’s language and literacy skills: A meta-analytic review of studies conducted in low- and middle-income countries. Psychological Bulletin, 150(2), 132-153. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000417 Income inequality (i.e., the distribution of wealth across a country) is increasing rapidly in many parts of the world, both in low- and middle-income (LMI) countries as well as high-income economies. It appears that growing up in countries with large income inequality has a negative impact on children’s health, school performance, and wellbeing [1, 2]. However, for children in LMI countries with large income inequality, the consequence could be worse developmental outcomes. This is because children from poor...