Browse the Collection
|
|
Produced by Research Connections
Peer Reviewed JournalCurrent Filters: Resource Type:Executive Summary [remove]; Classification:Training, Mentoring, & Apprenticeships [remove];
74 results found.|
Select Citation
|
Result | Resource Type |
|
|
|
|
2011 Vermont Early Childhood and Afterschool Professional Development Survey [Executive summary] A summary of a study of the professional development needs of early childhood and after school professionals in Vermont, including their professional development information sources, access, awareness, and interests, based on survey responses from 986 early childhood and after school professionals |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
AfterSchool Works! New York professional development survey analysis [Executive summary] A summary of an exploration of after school workers' experiences in professional development activities, based on a survey of 101 after school workers in the Greater Rochester Area in New York |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Associations between provider training and education and other quality indicators in low-income children's primary care arrangements at 24 months of age [Executive summary] A summary of a comparison of quality indicators in home- and center-based child care settings serving two-year-old low income children, and of the relationship of quality indicators in those settings to provider training and education, based on an analysis of data from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Building an early childhood professional development system [Executive summary] A summary of recommendations for the creation of a state-supported professional development system for early childhood educators |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Building strong Ready to Learn outreach [Executive summary] A summary of a substudy of the comprehensive evaluation of Ready to Learn, a program in which Public Broadcasting Service member stations broadcast a mandated number of hours of children's programming and coordinators at each station engage in outreach activities to facilitate the use of this programming as an educational tool, that focused on coordinators' outreach activities and their views on a Ready to Learn professional development seminar |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
The characteristics and training needs of school-age care programs in the larger metro Atlanta area [Executive summary] A summary of a study of intensive school age child care programs in the Atlanta area, using director surveys to determine supply, demographics, characteristics and problems, staff training needs, and differences between not-for-profit and for-profit programs |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Child Care Consultation Pilot Project: Evaluation report [Executive summary] A summary of an investigation into the relationship between providers' access to children's mental health professionals and improvements in providers' knowledge and children's behavior, based on information gathered from 61 child care providers who received classroom consultation services and 6 mental health classroom consultants in King, Thurston, and Yakima Counties in Washington |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Developing the afterschool professional and the profession: Addressing quality and scale [Executive summary] A summary of an exploration of the opportunities for the professional development of workers in after school programs |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Effective learning in early childhood education?: The impact of the ECE ICT PL programme: A synthesis report [Executive summary] A summary of findings from an initiative in New Zealand to incorporate information and communication technology into early childhood education services through teacher professional development, based on a synthesis of 56 action research projects from participating teachers and 3 surveys of teachers and services |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Effective preschool curricula and teaching strategies [Executive summary] Summary of an exploration of the role of intentional curriculum and professional development in increasing low-income children's achievement in early literacy and early math, with recommendations for researchers, policymakers, administrators, teachers, families, and community leaders |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Enhancing Leadership and Early Learning Services: Professional learning series: 2008-2009: (Cohort 2) [Executive summary] Findings from a program evaluation of Enhancing Leadership and Early Learning Services, a professional development intervention for child care center directors to improve the quality of services provided and to enhance directors’ leadership skills and business practices, based on a sample of 13 child care center directors from urban child care centers in Duval County, Florida |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Enhancing leadership and early learning services: Professional learning series: 2008-2009 (Cohort 2) [Executive summary] A summary of an evaluation of the Enhancing Leadership and Early Learning Services (ELELS) professional development program on leadership, business practices, and the delivery of high quality services, based on data from 13 participating child care centers and their directors in Florida |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Evaluating the Quality Child-Care Initiative: Child-care worker apprenticeships in the Western states: Final report [Executive summary] A summary of a process evaluation of the first two rounds of the Quality Child-Care Initiative, federally funded grants for states to address child care quality and labor issues by applying the apprenticeship training method to the child care workforce, in Western states, based on site visits |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Evaluation findings from the after-school apprenticeship programs in New York City, Providence, and Boston [Executive summary] A summary of findings from an evaluation of the After-School Apprentice Program (ASAP), a training and job placement program through which interns were provided with eight weeks of training in either sports activities or in the arts and were placed in a paid summer internship in Boston, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island, and New York City, New York |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Evaluation of the Early Years programme: Final report to the National Strategies [Executive summary] A summary of an evaluation of the Early Years program, which supports local authorities in England to train early years workers to implement an early years framework, based on in-depth interviews with program consultants and surveys of early years workers in 18 local authorities |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Evaluation of Every Child Counts: First 5 Alameda Children & Families Commission's Every Director Counts project [Executive summary] A summary of a report on the outcomes of a training program designed to enhance the ability of Alameda County, California child care center directors to design, lead, and manage change processes |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend and Neighbor Grant Program: Report summary to the 2010 Minnesota Legislature A summary of an evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend, and Neighbor Grant Program, which provided funding to organizations to educate and support family, friend, and neighbor child care providers, that examined the development of children in family, friend, and neighbor care and the characteristics, knowledge, and caregiving practices of providers |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Evaluation of Preschool for All (PFA) implementation in San Francisco County: Year 5 report [Executive summary] A summary of an evaluation of the fifth year of implementation of Preschool for All, an initiative to make high-quality child care available to all four-year-old children, in San Francisco County, California, that examines changes in quality of 11 classrooms with teachers who participated in a professional development program and results of a pilot test of a research tool to assess support for dual language learners |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Evaluation of Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC): An on-site training of caregivers [Executive summary] A summary of a study of the impact of Program for Infant/Toddler Care, which provides on-site training to center-based and family child care providers, on global and process child care quality and children's cognitive, language, social, and behavioral skills, based on data collected from 92 randomly assigned child care centers and 159 randomly assigned family child care homes and from 936 children enrolled with those providers |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Evaluation results for the Summer Literacy and Learning Promotion Initiative: Summer 2011 [Executive summary] A summary of an evaluation of the Summer Literacy and Learning Promotion Initiative, which aims to develop Massachusetts children's literacy skills and interest in science through program supports and staff training in summer programs, that examines changes in children's literacy skills and attitudes toward literacy and science, staff skills and overall program quality, and family involvement, based on pre- and posttest assessments of 610 children in kindergarten through third grade in 16 participating programs and on staff surveys and director interviews |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Executive summary: Using classroom management to improve preschoolers' social and emotional skills: Final impact and implementation findings from the Foundations of Learning demonstration in Newark and Chicago
A summary of findings from an evaluation of Foundations of Learning, a preschool teacher training intervention to support children's behavioral and emotional development, that examine program implementation, program impacts on classroom management and instruction and on children's behavior, and program costs and benefits, based on multiple sources of child, teacher, and classroom data collected at 71 randomly-assigned preschools in Newark, New Jersey, and Chicago, Illinois |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Family child care associations in Minnesota: Report of the 2011 statewide survey of local associations [Executive summary] A summary of a study of the characteristics of, professional development opportunities and resources offered by, and professional development attitudes and awareness among representatives of family child care associations in Minnesota, based on a survey of 110 associations |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Family, friends & neighbors: Year 1 evaluation report [Executive summary] A summary of an evaluation of Family, Friends and Neighbor Care, a program in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to improve the quality of home-based child care providers through home visits and play groups, that examines program implementation and changes in caregiving quality, children's vocabulary, and provider access to community resources, based on program data, surveys from 15 parents, stakeholder interviews and focus groups, pre- and post-program observations of 33 providers, and pre- and post-program assessments of 29 children |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
Federal programs and youth workers: Opportunities to strengthen our workforce [Executive summary] A summary of an examination of potential funding sources in federal programs and efforts in 15 states to support the training and professional development of youth workers, including workers in out-of-school time programs |
Executive Summary
|
|
|
|
|
First 5 California Informal Child Caregiver Support Project: Focus groups and interviews report: Executive summary A summary of a study of the support that family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) caregivers need and want in order to enhance children's development, based on focus groups with FFN caregivers and parents who use FFN child care |
Executive Summary
|
|
Select Citation
|
