Discovery initiative contributions to state policy change

Author(s): Studdiford, Donna; Stephens, Samuel A.;
Date Issued: September, 2011
Publisher(s): William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund
Description: An examination of the influence of Discovery, a Connecticut initiative to build the capacity of communities and state advocacy organizations to influence early childhood policy and practice, on state policy outcomes in Connecticut from 2002 through 2009, with a focus on 2007 to 2009, based on in-depth interviews with policy stakeholders and on an analysis of state legislators' voting patterns on legislation relevant to early childhood in the 2007 and 2009 Connecticut General Assembly legislative sessions
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Source: Hamden, CT: William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund. Retrieved May 21, 2012, from http://discovery.wcgmf.org/sites/default/files/resources/DISCOVERYCONTRIBUTIONS%20TO%20STATE%20POLICY%20CHANGE%20final.pdf
Topics: Policies > Child Care & Early Education Policies

Service Delivery > Coordination & Integration Of Child Care & Early Education Services
Country: United States
States: CONNECTICUT
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