4-H Science Initiative: Youth Engagement, Attitudes, and Knowledge study
An evaluation of 4-H Science, an initiative to increase 4-H science, engineering, and technology program offerings, that examines: 4-H Science program characteristics and activities; the science-related attitudes, activities, and skills of participants; and the relationship of participant characteristics to their science-related attitudes, activities, and skills, based on survey responses from 182 4-H Science educators and from 486 children attending 4-H Science programs
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The 4-H study of positive youth development: Report of the findings from the first four waves of data collection: 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006
A longitudinal investigation of the theory of Positive Youth Development (PYD) and its promotion of the "Five Cs"--competence, confidence, character, caring, and connection--in youth, based on data on 3,342 students from 33 states assessed from grades five through eight
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An action plan: Assessing school readiness in Ventura County
A series of recommendations for establishing a school readiness assessment measure in Ventura County, California, and a survey of school administrators and teachers to determine existing school readiness assessment practices and future preferences for the selection of a measurement
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An analysis of an after-school service-learning program for elementary school children
A investigation of the impact of Dare to Dream, a service-learning program, on elementary school children's academic achievements, social behavior, and attitudes as compared with these characteristics of children who participated in other after-school programs
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Assessing school readiness in Santa Clara County: Results from the 2004 School Readiness Assessment Project
A study of children's skills at kindergarten entry and family and early childhood education factors associated with those skills in Santa Clara County, California, based on parent and early childhood education teacher surveys and kindergarten teacher surveys and child assessments
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Building their futures: How Early Head Start programs are enhancing the lives of infants and toddlers in low-income families: Volume I. Technical report
An evaluation of the effectiveness of Early Head Start programs in improving children's outcomes, based on a national assessment of 3,000 children at 17 sites
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California Afterschool Outcome Measures Project field test of the Online Toolbox
Findings from a field test of the California Afterschool Outcome Measures Project Online Toolbox, an online survey of student behavior change and skill development for use in after school programs, that examines teacher and student survey administration experiences, student reports of after school program experiences, changes in student skill and behavior outcomes, and associations of student program experiences to their skill and behavior outcomes, based on data collected from students and teachers at 28 after school programs in fall 2010 and spring 2011
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Children's readiness for kindergarten in San Francisco: Results of the fall 2007 assessment in San Francisco Unified School District: Comprehensive report
A study in San Francisco of: children's characteristics, skills, and readiness at kindergarten entry; family and early childhood education factors associated with readiness; children's transitions to kindergarten; and kindergarten teacher and classroom characteristics, all based on parent surveys and kindergarten teacher child assessments and surveys in a random sample of schools and classrooms
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A day in third grade: A large scale study of classroom quality and teacher and student behavior
A study evaluating the quality of 780 third grade classrooms observed as part of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (NICHD SECCYD)
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Does readiness matter?: How kindergarten readiness translates into academic success: A data report
A study of the relationship of children's school readiness skills and profiles at kindergarten entry to their academic performances in the third, fourth, and fifth grades in San Mateo County, California
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Early child care and children's development in the primary grades: Follow-up results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
A follow-up investigation into the effects of the quality, quantity, and type of child care on children’s development through primary school, using longitudinal data collected on child care settings and children's cognitive and social functioning
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Early teacher perceptions and later student academic achievement
A longitudinal study of the relationship between preschool teachers' predictions of students' future achievements and the factors that may influence the teacher's perception
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Educational outcomes for Preschool for All participants in Redwood City School District: Update
A comparison of the early elementary school educational outcomes of San Mateo County, California, children who did and did not participate in Preschool for All, a high-quality preschool program for at risk 3- and 4-year-old children, based on report cards and state achievement test data
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The effect of attending full-day kindergarten on English learner students
An examination of the influence of full-day kindergarten on academic achievement, retention, and English language fluency of English language learners, based on data from 159,566 students from 7 cohorts from the 2001-2002 through 2007-2008 school years in the Los Angeles Unified School District
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Enhancing the educational achievement of at-risk youth
A study of an educational enhancement program, administered outside of school, offered to at-risk early adolescents living in public housing
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Evaluation of California's After School Learning and Safe Neighborhoods Partnerships program: 1999-2001
A report summarizing local, statewide reading and math outcome, matched-pair comparison, longitudinal, and cost benefit evaluations of California's After School Learning and Safe Neighborhoods Partnerships Program.
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The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Final report
Impacts after the second year of implementation of the Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs, a two-year intervention and random assignment evaluation of structured math and reading instruction in after school programs for children in second through fifth grade, on student reading and math proficiency and academic performance in programs that participated for both years
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The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Findings after the first year of implementation
Impacts after the first year of implementation of the Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs, a two-year intervention and random assignment evaluation of structured math and reading instruction in after school programs for children in second through fifth grade, on student reading and math proficiency and academic performance
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Examining elementary school practices in Santa Clara County: Results of the 2009 survey of elementary school principals: Data brief
A study of Santa Clara County, California, public school principals' relationships with local early care and education providers, school readiness measurement practices, and beliefs about parent involvement and teacher professional development, based on a survey of 102 elementary school principals
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Examining the relationship between LA's BEST program attendance and academic achievement of LA's BEST students
A study of the relationship of different levels of participation in LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development, to students' academic achievement
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Exploring the relationship between LA's BEST program attendance and cognitive gains of LA's BEST students
A study of the relationship of different levels of participation in LA's BEST, an after school program for urban elementary school children in Los Angeles County that aims to enhance children's intellectual, social, and emotional development, to students' academic achievement
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Family socioeconomic status and consistent environmental stimulation in early childhood
A study of the relationship between both math and reading achievement and growth and both family socioeconomic status and environmental stimulation at home, in preschool, in child care, and in 1st-grade classrooms, from a secondary analysis of data on 1,364 children
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Incomes and outcomes in early childhood
An examination of the relationship between household income and developmental outcomes in early childhood, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Study of Early Child Care (NICHD SECC)
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Independent statewide evaluation of after school programs: ASES and 21st CCLC: Year 2 annual report
Findings from the second year of a four-year longitudinal evaluation of publicly-funded after school programs in California that examined grantee and program characteristics, program attendance patterns, the relationship of program participation to academic achievement, and participant behavioral outcomes
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Independent statewide evaluation of ASES and 21st CCLC after school programs May 1, 2008-December 31, 2011
Findings from a four-year longitudinal evaluation of two publicly-funded California after school programs, After School Education and Safety (ASES) and 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC), that examine program characteristics and implementation, local program partnerships, the relationship of program participation to student behavior and academic outcomes, and stakeholder satisfaction with the programs, based on analyses of four separate study samples that variously comprise longitudinal administrative data, program observations, student surveys and focus groups, and program staff surveys, interviews, and focus groups
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