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A 21st Century Community Learning Center: A case study of collaboration and partnerships
Atkinson, Patricia A., 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater

A case study examining the amount of collaboration between a 21st Century Community Learning Center after school program and the cooperating stakeholders, investigating the effect of collaboration on the community outside of the school and on the children participating in the program

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After preschool inclusion: Children's educational pathways over the early school years
Hanson, Marci, 2001
Exceptional Children, 68(1), 65-83

A longitudinal interview-based study of factors influencing families' decisions to place young children with disabilities in inclusion programs

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The child care and employment decision-making processes of expecting parents
Johnson, Elizabeth, 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Texas at Austin

A study of the child care and employment decision making processes of expecting parents

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Child care fiscal policy analysis: Analyzing options to focus the state's existing resources to serve the state's neediest families
Wright, Michael A., 2001
Sacramento: California State and Consumer Services Agency.

An analysis of how hypothetical changes to child care eligibility, fee, and subsidy policies in California would affect the state's ability to provide child care for children from low-income families

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Cultural differences and attitudes towards parental involvement: A case study of preschool parents
de Silva, Suneetha S., 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

An investigation of the attitudes toward minority (Native American, Hispanic, Mayan) parents' involvement in their children's early education, specifically looking at the parents' perceptions of their roles and the impact of cultural differences on effective parent involvement

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Does child care assistance matter?: The effects of welfare and employment programs on child care for preschool- and young school-aged children
Crosby, Danielle A., 2001
(The Next Generation Working Paper Series No. 3). New York: MDRC.

An examination of the effects of welfare and employment policies on child care outcomes for single parents, and their preschool- to young school-aged children, using data from experimental programs implemented between the late 1980s and the mid-1990s

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Does maternal employment mandated by welfare reform affect children's behavior?
Kalil, Ariel, 2001
In G. Duncan & P.L. Chase-Lansdale (Eds.), For better and for worse: Welfare reform and the well-being of children and families (pp. 154-178). New York: Russell Sage Foundation

A longitudinal study investigating associations between children's behavior and characteristics of their mothers' employment (i.e., duration of employment, transitions from non-work to work, and extent of work participation)

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Duration of subsidized child care arrangements in five areas of Massachusetts: A briefing report [Draft]
Witte, Ann D., July 2001
Wellesley, MA: Wellesley College, Department of Economics

A study of the characteristics of the children and families receiving child care vouchers in Massachusetts, including the type of child care purchased with child care vouchers and the duration of continuous enrollment in the Commonwealth’s voucher program

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Factors that affect parent involvement in their children's school and learning
Peterson, Christine R., 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of South Dakota, Vermillion

A study using data from the National Head Start/Transition project to determine the impact of parents' socioeconomic status, school memories, and marital status on their involvement in Head Start programs

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How different are welfare and working families? And do these differences matter for children's achievement?
Duncan, Greg, 2001
In For better and for worse: Welfare reform and the well-being of children and families (pp. 103-131). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

A nationally representative, longitudinal study comparing welfare-receiving families to working families to determine if the differences have an impact on children's well-being

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In-home care pilot project, 2000-2001: Final report
Australia. Department of Family and Community Services, 2001
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australia, Department of Family and Community Services.

A study of the implementation of a pilot in-home child care program targeted at parents working nonstandard hours at three sites in Australia

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Is family beyond justice?: Exploring determinants of wives' perceived fairness about the division of household labor and child care in Thailand
Surinya, Tippavan, 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Oregon State University, Corvallis

A study of the perceived fairness of the division of household labor and child care for 600 employed wives's of those working in the Government, quasi-government and private sectors in Bangkok, Thailand

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Is mom's mind on her baby?: Infant mental health in Early Head Start
Solchany, JoAnne E., 2001
Zero to Three, 22(1), 39-47

A examination of infant mental health from a relationship perspective, focusing on patterns of interaction between babies and their mothers and adult relationships in Early Head Start between staff members and parents, and between home visitors and their supervisors

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Maternal employment, child care, and cognitive outcomes
Burchinal, Margaret, 2001
In Family environment and intellectural functioning: A life-span perspective (pp. 119-139). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

A discussion of the controversies among professionals of the impact of early group care on young children’s development

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My children come first: Welfare-reliant women's post-TANF views of work-family trade-offs and marriage
Scott, Ellen K., 2001
Chicago: Joint Center for Poverty Research.

An exploration of the views of single mothers receiving welfare on a work-life balance and marriage, based on interviews with 80 welfare-reliant mothers in Cleveland, Ohio and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania through the Project on Devolution and Urban Change

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National Study of Child Care for Low-Income Families: Patterns of child care use among low-income families: Draft
United States. Administration for Children and Families, 2001
Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates

A study of families' decisions regarding employment and child care arrangements, examining variations by child's age, mother's race, and other family characteristics, and assessing the impact of child care subsidies and other state policies on families' choices

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National survey of Child Support Agency clients
Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions, 2001
(Research Report No. 152). Leeds, United Kingdom: Corporate Document Services.

An inquiry into the experiences of families using the services of a Child Support Agency (CSA) in England, based on a survey of 2,409 clients of CSAs in England

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Nonmaternal care and family factors in early development: An overview of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2001
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 22(5), 457-492

An examination of connections among child care experiences, family characteristics, and early childhood developmental outcomes, based on a study of 1100 children followed from birth to age 7

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Parents' demand for childcare in Scotland
Hinds, Kerstin, 2001
Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Executive.

A survey of the child care arrangements, child care costs, barriers to access, and feelings about child care of parents of preschool- and school-aged children in Scotland

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Processes in the formation of attachment relationships with alternative caregivers
Howes, Carollee, 2001
In A. Goncu & E. L. Klein (Eds.), Children in play, story, and school (pp. 267-287). New York: Guilford Press

An examination of the development of attachment relationships in 10 children, ages 15 to 28 months, living with biological parents who were observed over a 6-month period divided into four periods spaced out over the child’s initial time in child care

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A programmatic class for Latino parents: Proposing a proactive approach to success in education
Trevizu, Eric P., 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA

An evaluation of an intervention program designed to help low income Latino parents become more involved with their preschool children's education

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Reactions to male and female employees requesting family leave for childcare and eldercare
Hendrix, Genevieve Hollman, 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Colorado State University, Fort Collins

A study of employee reactions to those who take advantage of the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act from a survey of 194 employees from four large organizations in the United States

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The responses of single mothers to welfare and child care subsidy programs under the new welfare reform act
Tekin, Erdal, 2001
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

An analysis of the association between child care prices, wage rates, and state employment policies and child care payment and welfare behavior of single mothers in the post-welfare reform environment, using data from a national survey

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Stacking the deck: The relationship between reliable child care and lone mothers' attachment to the labour force
Mason, Robin, 2001
Toronto, Canada: Campaign 2000.

An exploration of the influence of family life and child care needs on the employment decisions of single mothers, based on interviews with 95 low-income mothers in Canada

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Still nowhere to turn: New York City's continuing failure to inform parents about their childcare rights
Powell, Roslyn, 2001
New York: NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund.

A follow-up survey of welfare recipients’ knowledge of their child care rights in New York City, based on a survey of 96 individuals receiving public assistance from eleven Employment Services Offices or Job Centers in New York City

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