Child outcomes when child care center classes meet recommended standards for quality
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1999
American Journal of Public Health, 89(7), 1072-1077
A study of how children's cognition, language and social competence are affected by child care meeting professional quality standards, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
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Contextually relevant assessment of the emotional and behavioral adjustment of Head Start children
Lutz, Megan Noone, 1999
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
An exploration of the discrepancies between children with emotional and behavioral problems and the current identification rate of these problems in Head Start programs
Reports & Papers
Cytomegalovirus transmission in child care homes
Bale, James F., 1999
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 153(1), 75-79
An investigation of the rate that young children are exposed to cytomegalovirus in family child care homes as compared with the rate of exposure in child care centers
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The Dutch experience with the Home Intervention Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
Eldering, Lotty, 1999
In L. Eldering (Ed.), Effective early education: Cross-cultural perspectives (Vol. 11, pp. 259-285). New York: Falmer Press
A longitudinal study examining the impact of the Home Intervention Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY), a two-year parent education program, on children of ethnic minority, low income families in the Netherlands
Reports & Papers
Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program: An investment in children and families: Year 8 longitudinal study report
Washington (State). Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development, 1999
Olympia: Washington State, Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development.
Findings from Year 8 of the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) longitudinal study, based on a sample of 984 children who participated in ECEAP and whose families receive public assistance
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The effect of music instruction on prekindergartners' mathematics ability
Kim, Sang Lim, 1999
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Houston, Houston, TX
An examination of music instruction on prekindergartners' mathmatical ability
Reports & Papers
The effects of a kindergarten program designed to minimize the differences in language and vocabulary development among children entering first grade
Ford, Pamela Koehl, 1999
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
A study of the effects of an intervention kindergarten program on children’s language and vocabulary development entering the first grade, emphasizing one-to-one reading, cultural and travel experiences, and computer-aided instruction, and a study on the effect of preschool participation on the language and vocabulary development of children entering kindergarten
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Empowering parents and children: The case of the Turkish early enrichment program
Kagitcibasi, Cigdem, 1999
In L. Eldering (Ed.), Effective early education: Cross-cultural perspectives (Vol. 11, pp. 235-258). New York: Falmer Press
A ten-year longitudinal study of families enrolled in the Turkish Early Enrichment Project, a culturally-sensitive early childhood education and mother-training program
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The epidemiology of injuries in 4 child care centers
Alkon, Abbey, 1999
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 153(12), 1248-1254
A 2-year cohort study of 362 preschool-aged children comparing rates of injuries based on sex, age, and child care center, and examining the environmental and child factors related to injury severity
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An evaluation of a functional analysis assessment of preschool conceptual development: Examining the intervention efficacy of the Bracken Concept Development Program and the Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised with Head Start students
Wilson, Patti, 1999
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
An inquiry into the efficacy of the Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised (BBCS-R) and the Bracken Concept Development Program (BCDP), based on a sample of 54 Head Start children in Shelby County, Tennessee
Reports & Papers
Facilitating language development promotes literacy learning
Snow, Catherine, 1999
In L. Eldering (Ed.), Effective early education: Cross-cultural perspectives (Vol. 11, pp. 141-162). New York: Falmer Press
An examination of the primary factors affecting literacy development, specifically the role of language skills in the process of literacy acquisition
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Home and school literacy in a multicultural society
Leseman, Paul P. M., 1999
In L. Eldering (Ed.), Effective early education: Cross-cultural perspectives (Vol. 11, pp. 163-190). New York: Falmer Press
A study regarding the influence of home-based literacy instruction on language development and school achievement, using a socioeconomically and ethnically diverse sample of Dutch and immigrant children
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Intervention with siblings of children with developmental disabilities from economically disadvantaged families
Phillips, Ruby S. C., 1999
Families in Society, 80(6), 569-577
A random assignment evaluation of the effects of an after school program designed for children with developmentally disabled siblings on their socioemotional adjustment, social support, stress, family functioning, and sibling relationship, based on pre- and post-intervention child questionnaires
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Language as resource for peace: Critical reflections on bridging two cultures in a dual-language immersion program in Macedonia
Tankersley, Dawn, December 1999
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of San Francisco, San Francisco
An ethnographic study of the relationship between the equal use of the Macedonian and Albanian languages in the first dual-language immersion kindergarten program in Macedonia, and the ability of the participants in the program to build community among themselves during the same time frame as the war in Kosovo
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A meta-analysis of published research on the effects of nonmaternal care on child development
Russell, Clare M., 1999
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
An examination of historical literature between 1957 and 1995 to investigate the question of the effects of non-maternal care on child development; including a theoretical focus on attachment theory as a framework and indicator for quality child care
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Provider-reported illness and absence due to illness among children attending child-care homes and centers in San Diego, Calif
Cordell, Ralph L., 1999
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 153(3), 275-280
An examination of the rate of provider-reported absences due to illness for young children attending child care centers as compared with the rate of absences for attendees of family child care homes
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Quality of early childhood programs in inclusive and noninclusive settings
Buysse, Virginia, 1999
Exceptional Children, 65(3), 301-314
A study of the factors that contributed to global program quality in early childhood settings broken down by inclusive setting, those with at least one handicapped child, and noninclusive settings
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Quantity of nonmaternal care and boys' problem behavior/adjustment at ages 3 and 5: Exploring the mediating role of parenting
Belsky, Jay, 1999
Psychiatry, 62(1), 1-20
A study of the social and cognitive effect of nonmaternal care and the mediating effect of parenting on nonmaternal care for children ages three to five
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Smoothing the way: An evaluation of a transition to school program
Howard, Peter, 1999
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Australian Association for Research in Education, Melbourne, Australia.
An overview of the CARES (Children Almost Ready to Enter School) program, which was designed to prepare bilingual children for the transition to kindergarten
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Socio-cultural influences on children's conceptions of preschool and expectations for kindergarten in academic and child centered preschool programs
Murphy, Karen Leigh, 1999
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park
An examination of how classroom environment and teacher and parent attitudes affect preschool children's expectations regarding their future experience of kindergarten
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Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in children attending 59 Canadian child care centers
Kellner, James D., 1999
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 153(5), 495-502
An examination of the prevalence of carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in preschool age children and infants attending licensed child care centers in Canada
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Young children's prosocial behavior: The relationship between kindergarten teachers' beliefs and practices
Quinn-Leering, Kathleen, 1999
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
An examination of the relationship between kindergarten teachers' beliefs regarding the development of their students' prosocial behavior and their actual classroom practices
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