Apples, giraffes, and Martin Luther King: Curriculum policy in a kindergarten classroom
Davila, Sarah S., 2006
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Tufts University, Somerville, MA
An observational study of how a kindergarten teacher combined her knowledge and beliefs about early education with four state, local, and national curriculum initiatives, including No Child Left Behind and the National Association for the Education of Young Children's accreditation standards
Reports & Papers
Child care health consultation initiatives: A status report
United States. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, December, 2006
Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Healthy Child Care Consultant Network Support Center. (No longer accessible as of September 12, 2012)
A study profiling child care health consultant initiatives in the states and territories and examining factors associated with successfully implementing and sustaining these initiatives
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Designing better preschools: Improving communication between designers and child development professionals
Beacham, Cindy V., 2006
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 98(3), 39-43
A focus group-based analysis of methods to help improve communication between designers and child development professionals in order to improve the process of designing child care centers
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Keeping the promise: A study of the Massachusetts child care voucher system: Final report
Washington, Valora, 14 February, 2006
Boston: Bessie Tartt Wilson Children's Foundation. (No longer accessible as of October 15, 2012).
A multimethod study of the impacts of the Massachusetts child care voucher system on children, families, and child care providers, based on in-depth interviews with mothers, child care center directors, and family child care providers; surveys of child care resource and referral agency staff, and families; and tracking the flow of vouchers through child care centers over a 12 month period
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Preschool-based programs for externalizing problems
Arnold, David H., May 2006
Education and Treatment of Children, 29(2), 311-339
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the UMass Preschool Project, which was designed to target externalizing behaviors and promote academic development in low income preschool children
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What counts in after school?: Findings from the Massachusetts Afterschool Research Study (MARS)
Miller, Beth M., Winter 2006-2007
(Article No. 0603RS001). Journal of Youth Development: Bridging Research and Practice, 1(3), 100-116.
A discussion of the results of the Massachusetts Afterschool Research Study (MARS) including descriptions of afterschool programs, strategies for providing high quality experiences, and the relationship between high quality programs and children's outcomes
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