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Characteristics of an exit cohort of AFDC recipients that affect use of child care subsidies
Pearlmutter, Sue, 1999
(Briefing Report No. 9902). Cleveland, OH: Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (Case Western Reserve University), Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change.

A report on characteristics of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) leavers in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, that predict child care subsidy use

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Child care in the postwelfare reform era: Analysis and strategies for advocates
Gong, Jo Ann, 1999
(1999, January-February) Clearinghouse Review

An overview of changes to welfare reform under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, with recommendations of strategies for advocates working with families receiving welfare

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Child care, role satisfactions, and well-being among employed mothers of young children
DiAntonio, Bronwen, 1999
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, California School of Professional Psychology, Alameda

An examination of the relationships between attributes of child care, satisfaction with child care, satisfaction with parenting, satisfaction with marriage, satisfaction with work and overall well-being

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Child care subsidies and the employment of welfare recipients
Meyers, Marcia K., 1999
(Working Paper No. 15). Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley, UC Data Archive & Technical Assistance.

A study examining the probability that low-income single mothers in California will receive child care subsidies and the effect this has on their employment.

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Choice of child care in Black, White and Hispanic families: Relation to parents' child-rearing and educational beliefs and practices
Kimmerly, Nancy L., 1999
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park

A study of the selection of child care arrangements of Hispanic, Black and White parents and the relationship of family characteristics to the type of child care parents chose

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Dad takes child-care leave
Mutsumi, Ota, 1999
Japan Quarterly, 46(1), 83-89

A personal reflection from the first man in Japan to take paternity leave discussing how both he and the people of Japan were affected by his actions.

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Depressed moms & child development
National Center for Early Development & Learning (U.S.), November 1999
(NCEDL Spotlights No. 16). Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development and Learning.

Key findings from a longitudinal study on the correlation between maternal depression and children's development and school readiness, based on data on 1,215 mothers and their children assessed regularly from 1 to 36 months

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Effects of nonmaternal child care on inequality in cognitive skills
Gamoran, Adam, 1999
(Discussion Paper No. 1186-99). University of Wisconsin--Madison, Institute for Research on Poverty.

An examination of the relationship between non-maternal child care and children’s cognitive skills, emphasizing the type of care and mothers’ educational and income levels, based on an analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth

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Ethnocultural perspectives on childrearing practices in the Caribbean
Gopaul-McNicol, Sharon-Ann, 1999
International Social Work, 42(1), 79-86

A study on cultural views of child abuse from the Caribbean perspective

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Father involvement program effects on fathers, father figures, and their Head Start children: A quasi-experimental study
Fagan, Jay, 1999
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 14(2), 243-269

An evaluation of the effects of participation in an early intervention program designed to increase the rate of father participation in their young children's Head Start programs

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The form of U.S. in-kind assistance
O'Flaherty, Brendan, 1999
Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 15(2), 401-417

A discussion of how quality homogeneity, restricted eligibility and rationing, and co-payments increasing with recipient income act as constraints on in-kind assistance programs in the U.S., particularly public housing and child care.

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Half-full or half-empty?: Health care, child care, and youth programs for Asian American children in New York City
Coalition for Asian American Children and Families, 1999
New York: Coalition for Asian American Children and Families.

A presentation of the health care, child care, and youth program needs of Asian-American families and children in New York City

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The impact of dependent-care responsibility and gender on work attitudes
Buffardi, Louis C., 1999
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 4(4), 356-367

An analysis of the impact of child care, elder care, and gender on work-family balance and various facets of job satisfaction in a survey questionnaire among federal employees in dual-income households

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Marriage, children, and women's employment: What do we know?
Cohen, Philip N., 1999
Monthly Labor Review, 122(12), 22-31

An examination of women’s involvement, particularly married women, in paid employment, focusing on paid employment and child care in the context of recent welfare reform

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Measuring father involvement in the Early Head Start Evaluation: A multidimensional conceptualization
Cabrera, Natasha J., 1999
Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.

An overview of available methods and data sources for assessing father involvement, as well as of measures used in the father studies of the Early Head Start Evaluation Project.

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A model for involvement of fathers in literacy development with young at-risk and exceptional children
Stile, Stephen W., 1999
Early Childhood Education Journal, 26(4), 221-224

An overview of a model to help early childhood educators encourage fathers to become involved with their young, at-risk children; themes of the model include early social interaction, shared book reading, incidental preliteracy activities, and school involvement

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A model of fathers' behavioral involvement in child care in dual-earner families
Bonney, Jennifer F., 1999
Journal of Family Psychology, 13(3), 401-415

An account of the amount of time that mother’s and father’s reported that the father was involved in child care, including the amount of time as a primary caregiver and the number of child care tasks performed

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New Hope for people with low incomes: Two-year results of a program to reduce poverty and reform welfare: Executive summary
Bos, Johannes M., 1999
New York: MDRC.

An evaluation of Milwaukee’s New Hope project, which seeks to improve the lives and reduce the poverty of low-income workers and their families, comparing the employment, earnings, impact on parent-child relations, use of child care, and child outcomes of a group of New Hope participants with a control group excluded from such assistance

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Parenting in poverty: Young children and their families in South Africa
Richter, Linda M., 1999
In L. Eldering & P. P. M. Leseman (Eds.), Effective Early Education: Cross-Cultural Perspectives (pp. 191-211). New York: Falmer Press

An endorsement of family support interventions for low income mothers whose poor mental health prevents them from providing their children with adequate care

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The parents as teachers program: Results from two demonstrations
Wagner, Mary, Spring/Summer 1999
The Future of Children, 9(1), 91-115

Evaluations of the effects of the Salinas Valley Parents as Teachers Demonstration (PAT) and the Teen Parents as Teachers Demonstration (Teen PAT) home visiting programs on child development and parenting outcomes in participating families

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Predictors of father and father figure involvement in pre-kindergarten Head Start
Fagan, Jay, 1999
Philadelphia: National Center on Fathers and Families.

A study of the factors associated with fathers' involvement in urban Head Start programs, based on a sample of 134 fathers and 23 teachers

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Proposed changes in the official measure of poverty
Porter, Karen, 1999
Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

A brief on the development of the current poverty measure with recommendations for changes to it

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The relation between Head Start parents' participation in a transition demonstration, education, efficacy, and their children's academic abilities
Seefeldt, Carol, 1999
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 14(1), 99-109

An examination of the relations among parent participation in a Transition Demonstration, parent education level, self-efficacy, and young children's academic achievements

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Student and faculty attitudes toward a program for teenage parents and their children
Dellanno, Diane F., 1999
Social Work in Education, 21(2), 108-117

An examination of the teen-parenting intervention program PTTP (Plainfield Teen Parenting Program) and the attitudes of faculty and students in regards to having the program at the facility and if the presence of the program affected teens attitudes toward early childbearing

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Teaching child-care and safety skills to parents with intellectual disabilities through self-learning
Feldman, Maurice A., 1999
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 24(1), 27-44

A study on the effectiveness of audio-visual self-learning manuals in improving the child-rearing skills of parents with intellectual disabilities

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