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...And this helps me how?: Family child care providers discuss training
Taylor, Andrew R., 1999
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 14(3), 285-312

A discussion of the obstacles involved in establishing successful training programs for family child care providers

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Assessing the role of Head Start family service workers
Franze, Sarah, 1999
NHSA Dialog, 2(1), 57-64

An exploration of the role of family service workers in Head Start programs, with a proposal of methods to evaluate Head Start’s social service components, based on focus group interviews with 66 family service workers from three urban and rural Head Start programs in the Southeastern United States

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Beliefs in child care: Social work consensus and lack of consensus on issues of parenting and decision-making
Daniel, Brigid, 1999
Children & Society, 15(3), 179-191

A study in Scotland of the consistency between social worker’s beliefs and opinions about good-enough parenting and decision-making in child care and protection cases

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The child abuse potential inventory as a predictor of job performance for child care workers
Green, Louise, 1999
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Auburn University, Auburn, AL

An exploration of the use of the Child Abuse Potential (CAP) inventory to predict child care worker quality and job performance, based on a sample of 62 child care workers, aged 25 through 68 years, associated with the Alabama Baptist Children's Homes and Family Ministries (ABCHFM)

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Community-based child care provider training: The highs and lows
Gable, Sara, 1999
Early Childhood Education Journal, 27(1), 57-63

An evaluation of the successes and challenges of a child care training program that was developed, implemented and evaluated based on provider needs, research-based competencies, and current recommendations for training opportunities

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Competencies needed for the administration of early childhood special education programs: Perceptions of Ohio elementary principals
Kreger, Carol Marie, 1999
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, Kent, OH

An examination of Ohio elementary school principals' attitudes regarding the importance of training in administrative competency for early childhood special education program leadership

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Correlates of affectionate and angry behavior in child care educators of preschool-aged children
Mill, Davina, 1999
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 14(2), 155-178

A study on the factors contributing to affectionate or angry behavior of care givers

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Critical reflections on the experiences of a male early childhood worker
Sumsion, Jennifer, 1999
Gender and Education, 11(4), 455-468

An account of one man’s experiences during his employment as an early childhood professional

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The ''degree'' of instructor education and child outcomes in junior kindergarten: A comparison of certified teachers and early childhood educators
Coplan, Robert J., 1999
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 14(1), 78-90

An analysis of the effects of early childhood educators on young children's social and cognitive development as compared with the effects of junior kindergarten teachers in order to determine how much impact teacher education has on young children's development

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Early teacher perceptions and later student academic achievement
Alvidrez, Jennifer, 1999
Journal of Educational Psychology, 91(4), 731-746

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 change: Making it happen through staff development
Fuentes, Annette Droz, 1999
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Columbia University, New York

An examination of the professional development needs of early childhood staff when implementing a new program

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Evaluating the impact of the STEPS model on development of community-wide transition systems
Rous, Beth, 1999
Journal of Early Intervention, 22(1), 38-50

An evaluation of the influence of training and technical assistance using the Sequenced Transition to Education in the Public Schools model (STEPS) on the development and implementation of formalized transition policies and procedures for community-wide transition systems in Kentucky

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An examination of teacher beliefs and practices, and their relationship to Head Start classroom quality
McCarty, Frances, 1999
NHSA Dialog, 2(1), 91-94

An inquiry into teacher beliefs on factors influencing classroom quality, based on a survey of 185 teachers and observations of 190 classrooms in three Head Start programs in the Southeastern United States

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How teachers respond to concerns about misbehavior in their classroom
Martin, Andrew J., 1999
Psychology in the Schools, 36(4), 347-358

A discussion of teacher response to misbehavior in the classroom, and how that response relates to teacher confidence

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Impact of Georgia's pre-k program on kindergarten through third grade teachers
Opfer, V. Darleen, 1999
Atlanta, GA: Council for School Performance.

An examination of the implications of the publicly funded Prekindergarten (Pre-K) program in Georgia for teachers of children in kindergarten through third grade, based on a survey of 295 teachers regarding their beliefs about the program and its impact on students, and their own instructional beliefs and practices

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Importance of practices: A national study of general and special early childhood educators
Kilgo, Jennifer L., 1999
Journal of Early Intervention, 22(4), 294-305

A survey of early childhood educators (ECE) and early childhood special educators (ECSE) regarding the importance of various practices from both fields when applied to young children with and without disabilities

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An investigation of the philosophical bases of practice of child care staff, early childhood teachers and managers in the southwest of England
Rodd, Jillian, 1999
Early Child Development and Care, 158(1), 21-29

An investigation of the philosophical basis of early childhood professionals; including child care staff, early childhood teachers and administrators, based on a sample of 41 early childhood professionals in the south west of England

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Kindergarten teachers and classrooms: A transition context
Early, Diane Marie, 1999
Early Education and Development, 10(1), 25-46

An examination of demographic and structural features of kindergarten teachers and classrooms using data from the National Center for Early Development and Learning's (NCEDL) Transition Practices Survey, a nationally representative survey of kindergarten teachers

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Mental representations of attachment in day care providers
Constantino, John, 1999
Infant Mental Health Journal, 20(2), 138-147

A comparison between the mental representations of attachment of 31 child care providers and the predictability of observed caregiving behavior in a child care setting

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Pathways to quality in Head Start, public school, and private nonprofit early childhood programs
Epstein, Ann S., 1999
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 13(2), 101-119

An examination of the differences in teacher qualifications, in-service training, program quality, and children’s development, based on a sample of 109 Head Start, 72 public school, and 110 private nonprofit early childhood classrooms

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Perspectives on ethics in child and youth care
Ricks, Frances, 1999
Child & Youth Care Forum, 26(3), 187-204

A study of the knowledge of child and youth care professionals ability to deal with ethical dilemmas that arise in child care centers

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Preparing young children to succeed: A report to the Minnesota Futures Fund
Southern Minnesota Action and Resource Team, 1999
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

A report on the attitudes of professionals in Southeastern and South Central Minnesota about the quality of services for children zero to five

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A profile of the Alameda County child care workforce: Growing evidence of a staffing crisis
Alameda County Child Care Planning Council, 1999
Oakland, CA: Alameda County Child Care Planning Council.

A summary of findings from a 1998 survey on child care center staff wages, working conditions, and turnover in Alameda County

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A profile of the Sacramento County child care workforce: Findings from the 1998 survey of child care centers and family child care homes
Child Action, Inc., 1999
Sacramento, CA: Child Action.

Two surveys describing characteristics of the Sacramento County, California, child care workforce, one focusing on child care workers and the other focusing on family child care providers

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Recruiting and retaining low-income child care workers in Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Child Care Mentoring Project evaluation: A summary of the findings
Burton, Alice, 1999
Washington, DC: Center for the Child Care Workforce.

Findings from a study investigating the efficacy of the Wisconsin Child Care Mentor Project (WCCMP)in the recruitment and retention of workers providing early childhood education and care

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