ABSTRACT

Research on children’s executive functions (EF) has continued apace for a long time. The papers in this special issue offer the reader a welcome opportunity to pause and reflect on whether existing conceptualizations of EF require a paradigm shift. This debate is informed by thoughtful discussion of the difficulties in assessing EF in different societal contexts, by innovative approaches to enriching the assessment of EF, and novel accounts of what underpins developmental change in EF, as well as how EF relates to other aspects of children’s cognitive development. My commentary is organized by the dimensions of place and time and concludes with insights gleaned from the special issue regarding ways of supporting children’s growing EF.

摘要

长期以来，对儿童执行功能 (EF) 的研究一直在快速进行。本期特刊中的论文为读者提供了一个暂停和反思现有 EF 概念化是否需要范式转变的好机会。这场辩论的依据是对在不同社会背景下评估 EF 的困难的深思熟虑的讨论，通过创新的方法来丰富 EF 的评估，以及关于支持 EF 发展变化的因素的新颖描述，以及 EF 如何与儿童其他方面的关系认知发展。我的评论是按地点和时间的维度组织的，并以从特刊中收集到的关于支持儿童 EF 成长方式的见解作为结尾。