An African American youth mentoring program: A pilot study
Johnson, Martin K., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
An investigation of the effectiveness of a youth mentoring program in terms of character, skills, and attitude development in order to help prepare African American young people for school and life success
Reports & Papers
Before Head Start: Income and ethnicity, family characteristics, child care experiences, and child development [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 127-139). New York: Guilford Press
A description of demographic, family context, income, and developmental characteristics of Head Start children and their families at 3 years of age, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Characteristics and quality of child care for toddlers and preschoolers [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 91-104). New York: Guilford Press
The relationship between structural and caregiver characteristics and observed caregiver behavior in producing positive caregiving, as well as levels of positive caregiving associated with types of child care at 15, 24, and 36 months of age
Reports & Papers
Child care and common communicable illnesses [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 175-183). New York: Guilford Press
A study of the relationship between children’s experience in nonmaternal care and rates of respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and ear infections during the first 3 years of life
Reports & Papers
Child care and common communicable illnesses in children ages 37-54 months [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 184-190). New York: Guilford Press
A study of the relationship between children’s experience in nonmaternal care and rates of respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and ear infections from 3 to 41/2 years old in a sample of approximately 1,100 children
Reports & Papers
Child care and family predictors of preschool attachment and stability from infancy [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 208-223). New York: Guilford Press
An abridged version of an analysis of the relationship between family factors and infant and toddler child care experiences and preschool attachment, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Child care and mother-child interaction in the first 3 years of life [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 231-245). New York: Guilford Press
A study of the interaction between child care quality, stability, amount and mother-child relatedness in the first 3 years of life
Reports & Papers
Child care in the first year of life [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 39-49). New York: Guilford Press
A description of child care during the first 12 months of life, including initiation and amount of infant child care, child care history patterns during the first year, and the types, multiplicity, and stability of care used by parents of infants over the course of the first year, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Child care structure, process, outcome: Direct and indirect effects of child care quality on young children's development [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 364-375). New York: Guilford Press
An abridged reprint of a study exploring whether process measures of child care quality mediate the relationship between structural features of child care quality and child outcomes, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Child outcomes when child care center classes meet recommended standards for quality [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 358-363). New York: Guilford Press
An abridged reprint of a study of how children's cognition, language and social competence are affected by child care meeting professional quality standards, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Chronicity of maternal depressive symptoms, maternal sensitivity, and child functioning at 36 months [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 151-162). New York: Guilford Press
A study of the link between maternal depression and mother-child interaction as it relates to children’s functioning at 36 months, based on data from 89 percent of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care sample
Reports & Papers
Does amount of time spent in child care predict socioemotional adjustment during the transition to kindergarten? [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 297-317). New York: Guilford Press
An abridged reprint of a study of how children's socioemotional development is affected by the cumulative amount of time spent in nonmaternal care from birth to the preschool years, and the quality, type and other characteristics of child care, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Does quality of child care affect child outcomes at age 4 1/2? [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 337-357). New York: Guilford Press
An abridged reprint of a study exploring the causal nature of relations between child care quality and children's development, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Early child care and children's development prior to school entry [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 376-391). New York: Guilford Press
An abridged reprint of a study of the impact of early child care experiences, and the quality and types of child care, on children's functioning prior to school entry, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Early child care and children's peer interaction at 24 and 36 months [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 281-296). New York: Guilford Press
An abridged reprint of a study of how time spent in child care, child care quality, and availability of peers relate to children's peer social competence at 23 and 36 months, using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
Early child care and mother-child interaction from 36 months through first grade [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 246-258). New York: Guilford Press
A study of early child care, with respect to child care quality, stability, and amount, in the first 3 years of life as predictors of qualities of mother-child interaction across children’s transition to school
Reports & Papers
Early child care and self-control, compliance, and problem behavior at 24 and 36 months [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 263-280). New York: Guilford Press
A comparison of early child care experiences and family factors, such as income-to-need ratio and mother’s psychological adjustment, as predictors of 2- and 3-year-olds’ self-control, compliance, and problem behavior outcomes
Reports & Papers
Effect of early childhood teacher characteristics on classroom practice, quality, and child abilities
Bivona, Jenny M., 2005
Unpublished master's thesis, University of North Texas, Denton
An examination of the impact of early education teachers' perceptions of developmentally appropriate practices and their educational experiences on their use of developmentally appropriate practices, classroom quality, and young children's cognitive development using data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care
Reports & Papers
The effects of infant child care on infant-mother attachment security [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 193-207). New York: Guilford Press
A study of the interaction between child care quality, stability, amount and mother-child relatedness in the first 3 years of life
Reports & Papers
Familial factors associated with the characteristics of nonmaternal care for infants [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 109-126). New York: Guilford Press
An examination of the associations between four aspects of nonmaternal infant child care, age of entry, amount, type, and quality, and preexisting family characteristics, economics, and psychosocial factors
Reports & Papers
Father-school communication in preschool and kindergarten
Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E., 2005
School Psychology Review, 34(3), 287-308
An examination of father-school communication during the preschool and kindergarten years, investigating the frequency of communication, how does the communication change upon kindergarten entry, and which family factors affect the amount of father-school communication
Reports & Papers
The interaction of child care and family risk in relation to child development at 24 and 36 months [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 163-172). New York: Guilford Press
An abridged version of a longitudinal study of the interaction between family risk factors and child care characteristics to determine their effect on behavior problems, prosocial behavior and language skills
Reports & Papers
Investigating the behavioral outcomes of an early literacy intervention for at-risk preschool children
Scott, Danielle D., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
An experimental study investigating the impact of an early literacy intervention program on the behavioral development of at risk preschool children enrolled in Head Start
Reports & Papers
Making the most of after-school time: Ten case studies of school-based after-school programs
National Association of Elementary School Principals, 2005
Alexandria, VA: National Association of Elementary School Principals.
A report profiling high quality school-based after-school programs from ten different states
Reports & Papers
Nonmaternal care and family factors in early development: An overview of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Care and Youth Development (pp. 3-36). New York: Guilford Press
A study of the relationships between types of nonmaternal care and children’s social and emotional adjustment, cognitive and linguistic development, and physical growth and health
Reports & Papers