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Research Connections is supported by grant #90YE0104 from the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents are solely the responsibility of the National Center for Children in Poverty and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

			America's children: Key national indicators of well-being, 1998 Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (U.S.), 1998 Washington, DC: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. Results from the federal government’s Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics 1998 annual report which consists of twenty-three key indicators that measure critical aspects of children’s lives and well-being, specifically relating to their economic security, health, behavior, social environment, and education	Reports & Papers
			Contextually-relevant validation of peer play constructs with African American Head Start children: Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale Fantuzzo, John W., 1998 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 13(3), 411-431 An evaluation of the construct and concurrent validity of a modified version of the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale (PIPPS) using a sample of African American Head Start children	Reports & Papers
			The demand for child care quality: An hedonic price theory approach Hagy, Alison P., 1998 Journal of Human Resources, 33(3), 683-710 An economic analysis of the role of child care pricing, demand and government subsidization in shaping child care quality	Reports & Papers
			Effect of a Smart Start playground improvement grant on child care playground hazards Kotch, Jonathan, 1998 Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center. A study of the impact of an Even Start playground improvement grant on child care playground hazards, focusing on playground safety assessments, planning and evaluation, quality enhancements, such as fencing and surfacing, and safety programs	Reports & Papers
			Head Start children finishing first grade: Preliminary data on school identification of children at risk for special education Forness, Steven R., 1998 Behavioral Disorders, 23, 111-124 A longitudinal study on the diagnostic criteria for special needs students in a Head Start program	Reports & Papers
			Local assessments of childcare need and provision Moss, Peter, July 1998 (Research Report No. 72). Nottingham, United Kingdom: Great Britain. Department for Education and Employment. An examination of the feasibility and potential of conducting local assessments of child care demands, needs, and provisions, based on a review of existing material, interviews with national public and private agencies, a postal questionnaire of local authorities, and case studies of 12 local authorities in the United Kingdom	Reports & Papers
			A map for you?: Geographic information systems in the social services Queralt, Magaly, 1998 Social Work, 43(5), 455-469 A presentation of geographic information systems and its illustrative application to the social services, such as creating a map showing child care service providers’ location and characteristics and mapping the ratio of child care slots to the number of children in a population to locate areas with potential service-availability gaps	Reports & Papers
			The National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS): Design overview Hebbeler, Kathleen, 15 October, 1998 Menlo Park, CA: SRI International. A description of the research questions, conceptual framework, sample, data collection instruments, and timeline used in the National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study	Reports & Papers
			Parents' and kindergarten teachers' beliefs about the effects of child care Erwin, Eric J., 1998 Early Education and Development, 9(2), 131-146 A study of the role of parent and provider beliefs about child behavior, development and adjustment, based on child background in home or provider care and the impact on child care decision making	Reports & Papers
			Preschool version of the Social Skills Rating System: An empirical analysis of its use with low-income children Fantuzzo, John W., 1998 Journal of School Psychology, 36(2), 199-214 An investigation of the reliability and validity of the published teacher version of the preschool Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) for Head Start children	Reports & Papers

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