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Adult-child processes and early schooling
Pianta, Robert C., 1997
Early Education and Development, 8(1), 11-26

A discussion on the relationship of school outcomes to social processes

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The advancing nanny state: Why the government should stay out of child care
Olsen, Darcy, 1997
(Policy Analysis No. 285). Washington, DC: Cato Institute.

A study critiquing the further implementation of federal child care standards, regulations, and subsidies, advocating a market and parent-driven approach for providing child care services

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Airlines, flight attendants, and dependent care
Desrosiers, Alyce, January, 1997
Portland, OR: Portland State University.

An investigation into the relationship between child care arrangements of flight attendants and their absenteeism, based on a survey of 113 flight attendants with dependent care responsibilities based out of Oregon

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An analysis of parental attitudes toward child care arrangements in urban Chinese families
Zheng, Fuming, 1997
International Journal of Sociology of the Family, 27(2), 69-78

A study of the relationship between parental attitudes and parenting practices based on child care arrangements in the People’s Republic of China

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Arranging child care
Kisker, Ellen Eliason, 1997
The Future of Children, 7(1), 99-109

A study of the child care needs of low income families, focusing on the availability of government subsidized child care assistance programs that support parental employment and provide affordable and quality child care

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Bringing the community into the process: Issues and promising practices for involving parents and business in local Smart Start partnerships [Executive summary]
Cornish, Mary, 1997
Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center.

A report on parent and business involvement in Smart Start, the North Carolina Early Childhood Initiative.

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Child care choice in urban Thailand: Qualitative and quantitative evidence of the decision-making process
Richter, Kerry, 1997
Journal of Family Issues, 18(2), 174-204

A qualitative and quantitative analysis of child care decision making in Bangkok, Thailand

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The child care crisis in the District of Columbia: Can (or should) businesses fill the gap?
Wallin, Helena K., 1997
Arlington, VA: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health.

A discussion of the important role of the business sector in providing support to families with children in need of child care in the District of Columbia

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Child care in the first year of life
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 340-360

An analysis of the hours, type, and stability of child care used in infants' first year of life based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Child-care satisfaction: Linkages to work attitudes, interrole conflict, and maternal separation anxiety
Buffardi, Louis C., 1997
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 2(1), 84-96

A study of the relationship of caregiver attentiveness, dependability and communication to child care satisfaction in mothers, and the relationship of maternal child care satisfaction to maternal separation anxiety, work attitude and interrole conflict

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Children and female labor supply behavior
Xie, Xiaodi, 1997
Applied Economics, 29(10), 1303-1310

An investigation of the assumptions that children are exogenous in the female labor force participation equation, a reexamination of the same assumption in the hours of work equation of married women, and the use of the econometric method to test for exogeneity in the 1997 Canadian labor force

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Children's experiences in family child care and relative care as a function of family income and ethnicity
Kontos, Susan, 1997
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 43(3), 386-403

A study of the role of family variables like ethnicity and income in the choice between family or relative child care arrangements, and the relationship between family variables and child care provider behavior and quality

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Counting on grandmothers: Black mothers' and fathers' reliance on grandmothers for parenting support
Hunter, Andrea G., 1997
Journal of Family Issues, 18(3), 251-269

A survey of young black parents’ reliance on grandmothers for child care assistance

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Determinants of behavior in homeless and low-income housed preschool children
Bassuk, Ellen L., 1997
Pediatrics, 100(1), 92-100

A study of the effects of family and environmental factors on the behavior of preschool age homeless and low income children

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Division of household labor among black couples and white couples
Orbuch, Terri L., 1997
Social Forces, 76(1), 301-332

A study of structural and cultural factors that influence the division of household labor and gendered responsibilities among black couples and white couples in an urban county

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Division of labor and child care among dual-career couples: A qualitative analysis
Zimmerman, Toni S., 1997
Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 9(1), 47-71

An exploration of dual-career couples and this family structure’s impact on women, focusing on the division of household and child care labor, marital satisfaction, daily routines, and other unique challenges

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Early intervention and mediating processes in cognitive performance of children of low-income African American families
Burchinal, Margaret, 1997
Child Development, 68(5), 935-954

A longitudinal study of the importance of the relationship among better cognitive performance, early intervention child care and responsive stimulating family care on low income African American children

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Effects of concerns about child care among single, employed black mothers with preschool children
Jackson, Aurora P., 1997
American Journal of Community Psychology, 25(5), 657-673

A study of the different child care arrangements of 111 single, employed, low-income black mothers, and the impact of these mothers’ attitudes concerning leaving their children in nonparental care on their psychological well-being and perceptions of children

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Effects of day care on the development of cognitive abilities in 8-year-olds: A longitudinal study
Broberg, Anders G., 1997
Developmental Psychology, 33(1), 62-69

An article on the effects of type and quality of child care on the cognitive abilities of eight-year-old children.

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The effects of infant child care on infant-mother attachment security: Results of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 1997
Child Development, 68(5), 860-879

A study of the relationship between nonmaternal infant child care arrangements and infant and mother attachment security and relationships

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The effects of poverty on children
Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, 1997
The Future of Children, 7(2), 55-71

A review of longitudinal studies on the relationship between family income and children?s developmental outcomes, emphasizing the influence of the timing, depth, and duration of poverty, and other family characteristics

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The elementary school performance and adjustment of children who enter kindergarten late or repeat kindergarten: Findings from national surveys
Zill, Nicholas, 1997
(NCES 98-097). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

An examination of the characteristics and first and second grade school performance of children who experience delayed kindergarten entry or are retained, using data from the 1993 and 1995 National Household Education Surveys

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Employment of parents receiving subsidized child care in Dade County, Florida
Griesinger, Harriet, 1997
(Wellesley College Working Paper 98-03). Wellesley, MA: Wellesley College, Department of Economics

A study of employment patterns for low income workers receiving subsidized child care from the Work and Gain Economic Self sufficiency (WAGES) program in Dade County, Florida

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Enhancing the quality of early childhood education: A follow-up evaluation of an experiential, collaborative training model for head start
Fantuzzo, John W., 1997
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12(4), 425-437

A randomized study evaluating a revised training model for Head Start teachers and parents designed to enhance parent involvement and parent and teacher effectiveness

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Enhancing resilience: The role Of Head Start and cultural context in mitigating the long term impact of maternal depression on children
Chalkley, Mary Anne, 1997
NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(2), 15-27

A longitudinal study of depressive symptoms affecting mothers of elementary school children, examining the role of Head Start programs in reducing maternal depression in three different racial/cultural contexts

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