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			Beating the odds from 3 to 6 P.M.: Evaluation results from the TASC After-School Program�s first year: Preliminary report Fiester, Leila, 02 June, 1999 New York: The After-School Corporation. An evaluation of the after school program implemented in 50 New York City schools by The After-School Corporation (TASC), including documentation of program characteristics and measurement of participants� experiences	Reports & Papers
			Caring for day care: Models for early intervention and primary prevention Donson, N., 1999 In The vulnerable child. (Vol. 3, pp. 181-212). Madison, CT: International Universities Press A discussion of the use of child care settings in the delivery of early intervention services	Bibliographies
			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of early childhood special education programs: Perceptions of Ohio elementary principals Kreger, Carol Marie, 1999 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, Kent, OH An examination of Ohio elementary school principals' attitudes regarding the importance of training in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	Reports & Papers
			Contextually relevant assessment of the emotional and behavioral adjustment of Head Start children Lutz, Megan Noone, 1999 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia An exploration of the discrepancies between children with emotional and behavioral problems and the current identification rate of these problems in Head Start programs	Reports & Papers
			Creating dedicated local revenue sources for out-of-school time initiatives Langford, Barbara, 1999 Strategy Brief, 1(1). An informational brief discussing the advantages and disadvantages of financing strategies used to create dedicated revenue sources for after school programs; the strategies include: special taxing districts, special tax levies; guaranteed expenditure minimums; children's trust funds; fees and narrowly-based taxes, and income tax check-offs	Fact Sheets & Briefs
			Culture-behavior relationships Poortinga, Ype H., 1999 In L. Eldering (Ed.), Effective early education: Cross-cultural perspectives (Vol. 11, pp. 19-40). New York: Falmer Press An article arguing that, because societal beliefs vary so substantially throughout the world, it is necessary that cultural context be taken into account when constructing educational interventions in unfamiliar countries	Other
			Curriculum comes from the child! A Head Start family child care program Litman, Maureen, 1999 Young Children, 54(3), 4-9 A description of the implementation of the Arrowhead Head Start Family Child Care Program in Virginia, Minnesota	Other
			Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program: An investment in children and families: Year 8 longitudinal study report Washington (State). Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development, 1999 Olympia: Washington State, Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development. Findings from Year 8 of the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) longitudinal study, based on a sample of 984 children who participated in ECEAP and whose families receive public assistance	Reports & Papers
			The effects of a kindergarten program designed to minimize the differences in language and vocabulary development among children entering first grade Ford, Pamela Koehl, 1999 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO A study of the effects of an intervention kindergarten program on children�s language and vocabulary development entering the first grade, emphasizing one-to-one reading, cultural and travel experiences, and computer-aided instruction, and a study on the effect of preschool participation on the language and vocabulary development of children entering kindergarten	Reports & Papers
			Enhancing educational opportunities for young children Eldering, Lotty, 1999 In L. Eldering (Ed.), Effective early education: Cross-cultural perspectives (Vol. 11, pp. 3-16). New York: Falmer Press A discussion of the relevance and influence of culture in early childhood education and development	Other
			An evaluation of a functional analysis assessment of preschool conceptual development: Examining the intervention efficacy of the Bracken Concept Development Program and the Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised with Head Start students Wilson, Patti, 1999 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN An inquiry into the efficacy of the Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised (BBCS-R) and the Bracken Concept Development Program (BCDP), based on a sample of 54 Head Start children in Shelby County, Tennessee	Reports & Papers
			Family involvement in Head Start and beyond: An investigation of home-school connections in Head Start, kindergarten, and first grade Fantuzzo, John W., 1999 NHSA Dialog, 3(1), 5-26 Dialog from a panel discussion on the importance of family involvement in children�s education, with a presentation of findings from and implications of a study on families� involvement in Head Start in Philadelphia	Reports & Papers
			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	Reports & Papers
			Impact of Georgia's pre-k program on kindergarten through third grade teachers [Executive summary] Opfer, V. Darleen, 1999 Atlanta, GA: Council for School Performance. A summary of 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 Pre-K program and its impact on students, and their own instructional beliefs and practices	Executive Summary
			Integrated early childhood development: The Indian experience Muralidharan, Rajalakshmi, 1999 In L. Eldering (Ed.), Effective early education: Cross-cultural perspectives (Vol. 11, pp. 287-303). New York: Falmer Press An overview of India's Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), a government funded program launched in 1975 to improve the physical, psychological, and social development of young children	Other
			The intergenerational response to childcare and after-school care Larkin, Elizabeth, 1999 Generations, 22(4), 33-36 A proposal of the inclusion of senior citizens over age 65 as caregivers in the delivery of child care services and after school programs	Other
			Intervention with siblings of children with developmental disabilities from economically disadvantaged families Phillips, Ruby S. C., 1999 Families in Society, 80(6), 569-577 A random assignment evaluation of the effects of an after school program designed for children with developmentally disabled siblings on their socioemotional adjustment, social support, stress, family functioning, and sibling relationship, based on pre- and post-intervention child questionnaires	Reports & Papers
			Language as resource for peace: Critical reflections on bridging two cultures in a dual-language immersion program in Macedonia Tankersley, Dawn, December 1999 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of San Francisco, San Francisco An ethnographic study of the relationship between the equal use of the Macedonian and Albanian languages in the first dual-language immersion kindergarten program in Macedonia, and the ability of the participants in the program to build community among themselves during the same time frame as the war in Kosovo	Reports & Papers
			Modifiability of cognitive components van de Vijver, Fons, 1999 In L. Eldering (Ed.), Effective early education: Cross-cultural perspectives (Vol. 11, pp. 117-138). New York: Falmer Press A reconceptualization of intelligence as composed of different domains instead of one general intellectual ability, which discusses how this concept might apply to early intervention programs	Other
			North Carolina's Smart Start Initiative: 1998 annual evaluation report Smart Start Evaluation Team, 1999 Chapel Hill, NC: Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center An assessment of the effectiveness of the Smart Start Initiative in improving the number of children in North Carolina who start school healthy and ready to learn	Other
			An ongoing look at afterschool programs Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, 1999 Flint, MI: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation A discussion of the importance of communities supporting after school programs	Reports & Papers
			Patterns of family-school contact in preschool and kindergarten Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E., 1999 School Psychology Review, 28(3), 426-438 A cross-sectional and longitudinal study of the rates and characteristics of contact between families and teachers in Head Start, other preschools, and kindergarten, examining the changes in teacher-family contact as children transition from preschool to kindergarten	Reports & Papers
			Policy and the transition process Gallagher, James J., 1999 In R.C. Pianta & M.J. Cox (Eds.), The transition to kindergarten (pp. 351-361). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. A policy discussion on the transition to kindergarten, including an overview local, state, and federa1 rules, regulations, and policies	Other
			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	Reports & Papers
			Prekindergarten Longitudinal Study: 1997-1998 school year: Annual report Henderson, Laura W., 1999 Atlanta: Georgia State University, School of Policy Studies, Applied Research Center. A 2nd year report on the longitudinal study of the Georgia Prekindergarten Program including analyses of information gathered on the students followed from the first year of the study, the parents of the students in the study, and the classrooms, teachers and school administrators involved in the current year of study	Reports & Papers

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