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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Delaware Kindergarten Readiness Pilot Study: An analysis of kindergarten report cards used by districts and charter schools
An examination of common elements among Delaware kindergarten report cards, based on an analysis of sample report cards from 20 school districts and charter schools
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Early math matters: Kindergarten number competence and later mathematics outcomes
A longitudinal study of the relationship between children's number competence scores in kindergarten through the middle of first grade and their mathematics achievement from the end of first grade through the end of third grade, based on data from 378 kindergarteners and 196 third graders from one public school district in northern Delaware
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The state of preschool: 2005 state preschool yearbook
An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2003-2004 program year
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The status and nature of full-day kindergarten in Delaware: Phase II: The impact of full-day kindergarten on kindergarten work sampling and grades 2 & 3 DSTP scores
An investigation of the impact of full-day versus half-day kindergarten programs on children who attend public school in Delaware, based on the second- and third-grade assessments of students who attended kindergarten in the 1999-2000 school year
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