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Project

Ecuador Child Development Efforts

Center:

UT-Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2025

Contact Information:

Eduardo Ortiz
[email protected]
435-797-3690

Project Description:

This study proposes to examine family risks and protective factors that may influence the development of young children living in the Amazon region of Ecuador. Identifying these risks and protective factors can support the development of targeted interventions that help prevent loss of developmental potential in young children. This study will build on data collected from 50 Indigenous families when their children were 18-36 months old by assessing these same children who will be 40-67 months old in June-July 2023. An executive functioning (EF) measure will be included in this second assessment along with brain functioning during the EF tasks with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).

Keyword(s):

Ecuador, Child Development, diversity, vulnerable population

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation

Area of Emphasis

Education & Early Intervention

Target Audience:

Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, General Public

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

International