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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded for the 2003-04 school year
Texas Education Agency, January, 2005
Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.

An examination of the impact of children’s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories

Reports & Papers


21st Century Community Learning Centers: Evaluation of projects funded for the 2003-04 school year [Executive summary]
Texas Education Agency, January, 2005
Austin, TX: Texas Education Agency.

A summary of an examination of the impact of children’s participation in after school learning programs, created or expanded pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, on their academic performance in various categories

Executive Summary


Afterschool learning: A study of academically focused afterschool programs in New Hampshire
New Hampshire. Department of Education, January, 2005
Concord: New Hampshire, Dept. of Education.

A presentation of findings from a study of the impact of academically-focused afterschool programs on students’ school success, based on data from 29 afterschool programs

Reports & Papers


Afterschool learning: A study of academically focused afterschool programs in New Hampshire [Executive summary]
New Hampshire. Department of Education, January 2005
Concord: New Hampshire, Dept. of Education.

A summary of a presentation of findings from a study of the impact of academically-focused after school programs on students’ school success, based on data from 29 after school programs

Executive Summary


Assessing proposals for preschool and kindergarten: Essential Information for parents, taxpayers, and policymakers
Olsen, Darcy, 2005
(Goldwater Institute Policy Report No. 201). Phoenix, AZ: Goldwater Institute.

A critique of proposals that encourage the adoption of universal, full-day preschool programs in the state of Arizona, as they do not improve children's outcomes or prevent school dropout rates

Reports & Papers


Assessing proposals for preschool and kindergarten: Essential Information for parents, taxpayers, and policymakers [Executive summary]
Olsen, Darcy, 2005
(Goldwater Institute Policy Report No. 201). Phoenix, AZ: Goldwater Institute.

The executive summary of a policy report critiquing proposals that encourage the adoption of universal, full-day preschool programs in the state of Arizona.

Executive Summary


The association between type of preschool experience and student achievement of economically disadvantaged students in four northeast Tennessee schools
McClellan, Robin Wade, 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City

An examination of the impact of preschool experience on low income third grade students' academic achievements as measured by the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP)

Reports & Papers


Building the foundation for bright futures: Final report of the NGA task force on school readiness: Executive summary
National Governors' Association, 2005
Washington, DC: National Governors Association

A discussion of the actions that governors and states can take to support families, schools, and communities in their efforts to ensure that all children start school ready to reach their full potential

Executive Summary


Corporal punishment as a determinant of developmental outcomes: Longitudinal and process models
Mulvaney, Matthew K., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of New Hampshire, Durham

A two-part study examining the influence of corporal punishment across infancy and early childhood using longitudinal analyses performed on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Childhood Care and Youth Development (NICHD-SECCYD) , and, this time using a college sample, the intervening role of individuals' subjective experiences of their parents' use of corporal punishment

Reports & Papers


Critical pathways to school readiness: Implication for First 5 Ventura County strategic planning, funding and evaluation
Thompson, Lisa, March, 2005
Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities.

A description and analysis of the School Readiness Critical Pathways (SRCPs), a conceptual model and proposed set of strategies and outcomes for assessing school readiness in Ventura County, California

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Early childhood care: Choices and implications for kindergarten achievement
Portas, Carole A., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, New York University, New York

A study of the relationship between type of child care received by children in the year prior to entering kindergarten and academic performance in kindergarten, based on data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study--Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K)

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Early childhood experiences and kindergarten success: A population-based study of a large urban setting
Fantuzzo, John W., 2005
School Psychology Review, 34(4), 571-588

An examination of the effects of center-based child care experiences on young urban children's kindergarten outcomes after controlling for significant risk factors, including neighborhood and family characteristics

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Early childhood practitioners' views on planning for young children's futures
Page, Jane, 2005
Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 12(2), 17-24

Results of a survey given to 37 Australian early childhood teachers about their views on planning for young children's futures and on supporting children's long-term development

Reports & Papers


The effect of pre-K early intervention duration on academic achievement and socialization opportunities of 3rd-grade students who were eligible for special education services at ages 3 to 5: An exploratory study of children with developmental delays
Lin, Mike Chang-Hui, 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Central Florida, Orlando

An examination of the effect of prekindergarten early intervention duration on academic achievement and socialization opportunities of third grade students who were eligible for special education services at ages 3 to 5

Reports & Papers


The family context of parenting in children's adaptation to elementary school
Cowan, Philip A., 2005
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

An examination of family influences within the larger social environment as a key determinant of the quality of children's adjustment to schooling based on a longitudinal prevention study of 100 families begun the year before their first children entered kindergarten

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Follow-up of children from academic and cognitive preschool curricula at 12 and 16
Dale, Philip S., 2005
Exceptional Children, 71(3), 301-317

A longitudinal study comparing the effects of two different early intervention preschool curricula (Direct Instruction and Mediated Learning) on participants' cognitive and academic achievements at ages 12 and 16

Reports & Papers


Growing up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children: 2004 annual report
Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2005
Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies.

An overview of findings from the first wave of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), a long term study examining how Australian society, economy, and culture impact the development of the country's children

Reports & Papers


I compagni: Understanding children's transition from preschool to elementary school
Corsaro, William A., August 2005
New York: Teachers College Press

A review of an analysis of the data generated from a seven-year longitudinal ethnography of Italian children transitioning from preschool to middle school, living in Modena, a city in Italy’s Emilio-Romagna region which is recognized as maintaining one of the world’s best preschool programs

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Laying the foundation for successful prekindergarteners by building bridges to infants and toddlers
Zero to Three (Organization). Policy Center, 2005
Washington, DC: Zero to Three Policy Center.

A discussion of the importance of improving the readiness of children entering prekindergarten through the development of programs for infants and toddlers, with policy recommendations for the funding and instatement of such programs

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Parent beliefs and children's achievement trajectories during the transition to school in Asian American and European American families
Sy, Susan R., 2005
International Journal of Behavioral Development, 29(6), 505-515

A study of the relationships of 309 Asian American and 9471 European American parents’ beliefs, expectations, and involvement with their children’s math and reading achievement trajectories during the children’s transition to school, based on data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study—Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K)

Reports & Papers


Preschool children with special educational needs: Achievement, retention, and classification through second grade
Crane, Jennifer, Fall 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

An examination of special needs students' achievement, retention, and classification from their prekindergarten year through second grade from an analysis of 1,338 children who receive special education services during prekindergarten, kindergarten, first, or second grade data based on data from the Miami School Readiness Project

Reports & Papers


Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Child Behavior Checklist, Wave 1, 1994-1997
Earls, Felton, 2005
Earls, Felton J., Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Stephen W. Raudenbush, and Robert J. Sampson. PROJECT ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS (PHDCN): CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST, WAVE 1, 1994-1997 [Computer file]. Boston, MA: Harvard Medical School [producer], 2002. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005.

A large-scale, interdisciplinary study of how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development specifically focusing on the understanding of the developmental pathways of both positive and negative human social behaviors such as the causes and pathways of juvenile delinquency, adult crime, substance abuse, and violence and the environments in which these social behaviors took place.

Data Sets


Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Deviance of Peers, Wave 1, 1994-1997
Earls, Felton, 2005
Earls, Felton J., Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Stephen W. Raudenbush, and Robert J. Sampson. PROJECT ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS (PHDCN): DEVIANCE OF PEERS, WAVE 1, 1994-1997 [Computer file]. ICPSR13585-v1. Boston, MA: Harvard Medical School [producer], 2002. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005-07-22. doi:10.3886/ICPSR13585.v1

A large-scale, interdisciplinary study of how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development specifically focusing on the understanding of the developmental pathways of both positive and negative human social behaviors such as the causes and pathways of juvenile delinquency, adult crime, substance abuse, and violence and the environments in which these social behaviors took place.

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Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Emotionality, Activity, Sociability, and Impulsivity Temperament Survey, Wave 1, 1994-1995
Earls, Felton, 2005
Earls, Felton J., Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Stephen W. Raudenbush, and Robert J. Sampson. Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Emotionality, Activity, Sociability, and Impulsivity Temperament Survey, Wave 1, 1994-1995 [Computer file]. ICPSR13586-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005-07-08. doi:10.3886/ICPSR13586.v1

A large-scale, interdisciplinary study of how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development specifically focusing on the understanding of the developmental pathways of both positive and negative human social behaviors such as the causes and pathways of juvenile delinquency, adult crime, substance abuse, and violence and the environments in which these social behaviors took place.

Data Sets


Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Exposure to Violence (Subject), Wave 1, 1994-1997
Earls, Felton, 2005
Earls, Felton J., Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Stephen W. Raudenbush, and Robert J. Sampson. PROJECT ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS (PHDCN): EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE (SUBJECT), WAVE 1, 1994-1997 [Computer file]. ICPSR13589-v1. Boston, MA: Harvard Medical School [producer], 2002. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005-07-22.

A large-scale, interdisciplinary study of how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development specifically focusing on the understanding of the developmental pathways of both positive and negative human social behaviors such as the causes and pathways of juvenile delinquency, adult crime, substance abuse, and violence and the environments in which these social behaviors took place.

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