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''Adding two school age children'': (A family child care professional's response)
Eaton, Deborah, 1997
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12(3), 343-345

A critique of a study of observed changes to provider quality and caregiver sensitivity after the addition of school-age children in 28 family child care programs

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Contexts of early intervention: Systems and settings
Thurman, S. Kenneth, 1997
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing

A collection of discussions that examine early intervention through the context of systems (e.g., culture, family) and settings (e.g., hospitals, public schools, preschools, family child care) to determine how these contexts are interrelated.

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Curriculum and evaluation in early childhood programs
Schweinhart, Lawrence J., 1997
In B. Spodek & O.N. Saracho (Eds.), Issues in early childhood educational assessment and evaluation (Vol. 7, pp. 48-68). New York: Teachers College Press

A comparison of the documentation, validation, and dissemination of six widely used early childhood curriculum models

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Developing after-school programs for youth in high-risk environments
Witt, Peter A., 1997
College Station: Texas A & M University, Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences.

A discussion of the need for quality after-school programs, with an emphasis on programs that incorporate prevention and intervention curricula

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Diversity in classrooms: Teaching kindness through folktales
Kirmani, Mubina Hassanali, October 1997
International Journal of Early Childhood, 29(2), 39-43

A discussion of two Indian folktales, illustrating how tales can be used in the classroom to teach primary and kindergarten age children from diverse cultural backgrounds to get along with others

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The effects of Head Start: What do we know?
Kresh, Esther, 1997
NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(4), 112-123

An overview of the effects of Head Start programs on children and families, briefly discussing the strategies used to measure outcomes and success rates

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Evaluating early childhood programs: The British experience
Bertram, Tony, 1997
In B. Spodek & O.N. Saracho (Eds.), Issues in early childhood educational assessment and evaluation (Vol. 7, pp. 69-91). New York: Teachers College Press.

An exploration of early childhood programs in the United Kingdom, and a discussion of the need to evaluate their quality

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Focus
University of Wisconsin--Madison. Institute for Research on Poverty, 1997
Focus, 19(1)

A newsletter containing articles on issues surrounding the outcomes of early childhood intervention, focusing particularly on long-term outcomes for at-risk children

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Head Start and social work: A question of quality
Zigler, Edward F., 1997
Families in Society, 78(2), 177

A discussion of the social worker’s role in the Head Start program, including discussion on the lack of social workers in the program

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Head Start research: Informing quality practices and policy construction
Zigler, Edward F., 1997
NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(4), 193-202

The keynote address from Head Start's third National Research Conference: Partnership among researchers, practitioners and policymakers

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Head Start: Research provides little information on impact of current program
United States. General Accounting Office. Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 1997
(GAO/HEHS-97-59). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.

A review of previous research on Head Start to determine the extent of the program's effectiveness and the types of studies planned by the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Inclusion in child care centers
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, 1997
Early Developments, 1(2)

An overview of studies on the inclusion of children with disabilities in early childhood settings, highlighting four Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center reports

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Learning results: High standards for all students
Maine. Department of Education, 1997
Augusta: Maine Department of Education.

An overview of the Learning Results intervention program in Maine, which seeks to identify the knowledge and skills, utilizing content standards and performance indicators, needed to prepare students from preschool to secondary school for work, higher education, citizenship, and personal fulfillment

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Longitudinal evaluation of programs effectiveness
Walberg, Herbert J., 1997
In B. Spodek & O.N. Saracho (Eds.), Issues in early childhood educational assessment and evaluation (Vol. 7, pp. 28-47). New York: Teachers College Press

A discussion of the relevance of longitudinal research for evaluating the impact of early childhood programs and educational experiences

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Measuring the quality of program environments in Head Start and other early childhood programs: A review and recommendations for future research
Love, John M., 1997
(Working Paper No. 97-36). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A report identifying the dimensions of children's early childhood program experience and instruments to measure them

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Nurturing literacy with infants and toddlers in group settings
Soundy, Cathleen S., 1997
Childhood Education, 73(3), 149-153

A study of developmentally appropriate literacy events for infants and toddlers in center-based child care

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A private day care center for children in families without homes: A look at the first two years
Olson, Karen L., 1997
NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(3), 212-216

An evaluation of the success of a free day care program, offering services to homeless families living in shelters, supporting parents as they pursue their goals toward gaining employment and self-sufficiency

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The state of early childhood intervention: Effectiveness, myths and realities, new directions
Reynolds, Arthur J., 1997
Focus, 19(1), 3-11

A discussion of the influence of early childhood interventions on low-income and at-risk children and families, discussing myths, realities, and directions for future research and program development

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Supporting children and families in the schools: The School of the 21st Century
Zigler, Edward F., 1997
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 67(3), 396-407

An overview of the development and implementation of the Twenty-first Century Schools program, an after school child care program located within public schools

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Teachers and parents define diversity in an Oregon preschool cooperative--democracy at work
Lakey, Jennifer, May 1997
Young Children, 52(4), 20-28

A discussion of how assembling a Curriculum Advisory Committee allowed parents to voice their thoughts and concerns regarding the introduction of an expanded anti-bias curriculum in an Oregon preschool

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Using local research to change 100 communities for children and families
Riley, Dave A., 1997
American Psychologist, 52(4), 424-433

A study of the use of local psychological research data collected in Wisconsin to aid in child development through producing changes in local social institutions serving families by means of developing two pilot programs: latch-key programs for school-age children, and the construction of community distribution-systems with a parenting intervention component

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What we have learned in 20 years about language development and school readiness in a model bilingual preschool program
Taub, Beverly R., 1997
NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(1), 131-135

A discussion of the language development and school readiness outcomes for children involved in a bilingual preschool program in Fremont, California

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