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Parents and teachers perceptions of roles, effectiveness, and barriers of parent involvement in early childhood education in Taipei of Taiwan
Yang, Shu-Lien, 2006
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Spalding University, Louisville, KY

An analysis of the relationship between parents and teachers' perceptions of roles, effectiveness, and barriers to parent involvement in preschools and child care centers in Taiwan

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The effects of conjoint behavioral consultation in early childhood settings
Sheridan, Susan M., 2006
Early Education and Development, 17(4), 593-617

An investigation of the effects of Conjoint behavioral consultation (CBC), a collaborative service delivery model through which parents and educators jointly address care and education issues, on a sample of 48 children aged 6 and younger

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Involvement in Early Head Start home visiting services: Demographic predictors and relations to child and parent outcomes
Raikes, Helen, 2006
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(1), 2-24

A study of the extent to which the quantity, quality and content of parent involvement during home visits influence the impact of this service strategy on family and child outcomes, based on data from 11 sites participating in the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project

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Impacts of a summer learning program: A random assignment study of Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL)
Chaplin, Duncan, 2006
Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

A random assignment study evaluating Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL), a summer program for low-income children to increase parental involvement and improve academic skills, academic self-perception, and social behaviors, based on reading tests and student and teacher questionnaires

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Lessons from family-strengthening interventions: Learning from evidence-based practice
Caspe, Margaret, October 2006
Cambridge, MA: Harvard Family Research Project.

An examination of 13 extensively-evaluated parent/family education and support programs intended to improve family/child relationships, environments and development, includes discussion of program and evaluation practices, and child/family development outcomes based on the substantial research evidence related to these programs

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Mothers' representations of the role of parents and preschools in promoting children's development
Petrie, Jessica T., Fall 2006
Early Childhood Research & Practice, 8(2)

An examination of mothers' expectations of their child's preschool and their views on their role in their children's education, contrasting the perceptions of working class mothers with middle class mothers

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Rochester Early Childhood Assessment Partnership: 2005-06 ninth annual report
Gramiak, Walt, October, 2006
(Technical Report and Works in Progress Series No. T06-003). Rochester, NY: Children's Institute.

An annual report of the status of parent satisfaction with, quality of, and child outcomes in early childhood programs in Rochester, New York, based on parent surveys and child and classroom observations

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Teachers, parents, and whanau: Working together in early childhood education
Mitchell, Linda, 2006
Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

An examination of the partnerships developed between child care centers and mothers, fathers, and extended family members for the purpose of enhancing children’s learning and wellbeing, based on case studies of three child care centers and three kindergartens in New Zealand

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A gossip or a good yack?: Reconceptualizing parent support in New Zealand early childhood centre based programmes
Duncan, Judith, 2006
International Journal of Early Years Education, 14(1), 1-13

A qualitative, interview-based study of three New Zealand early child care centers examining how each center helped promote family resilience through parent education programs

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Parent perspectives on childcare quality among a culturally diverse sample
da Silva, Lisa, 2006
Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 31(3), 6-14

An examination of parents' perspectives of child care quality to determine if preferred child care characteristics vary by cultural background

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Parent Satisfaction with Educational Experiences scale: A multivariate examination of parent satisfaction with early childhood education programs
Fantuzzo, John W., 2006
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(2), 142-152

An investigation of the Parent Satisfaction with Educational Experiences scale, comparing the satisfaction levels of parents with children in first grade with parents' satisfaction of Head Start in terms of teacher, classroom, and school contact experiences

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Enhancing the interactions of teenage mothers and their at-risk children: Effectiveness of a maternal-focused intervention
Deutscher, Barbara, Winter 2006
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 26(4), 194-205

A study of the effect of the Parents and Children Experiencing Success (PACES) parent training intervention on the maternal responsiveness of adolescent parents and the language development of their infants and toddlers, based on an experimental group of 48 mother-child dyads and a control group of 46 dyads

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Mother-child bookreading in low-income families: Correlates and outcomes during the first three years of life
Raikes, Helen, July/August 2006
Child Development, 77(4), 924-953

An investigation of the impact of mother-child book reading on low income young children's cognitive and language development as well as an examination of book reading in relation to the Early Head Start intervention using data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project

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The effect of family literacy interventions on children's acquisition of reading from kindergarten to grade 3: A meta-analytic review
National Center for Family Literacy, 2006
Washington, DC: National Institute for Literacy.

A review of experimental studies of the impacts of parent-child reading interventions on kindergarten through third grade children's literacy development

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Home environments and young Latino children's school readiness
Farver, Jo Ann M., 2006
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21(2), 196-212

An investigation of the relations among young Latino children's home environment and parents' literacy skills and the children's oral language skills and social functioning

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Out-of-school settings for Georgia youth with disabilities
Jinnah, Hamida, June, 2006
Athens: University of Georgia, Department of Child and Family Development.

A study of out-of-school time child care arrangements of school-age children with disabilities in Georgia, including type of arrangements, parents' satisfaction and problems with arrangements, and providers' caregiving experiences, based on a survey of parents in four counties and on focus groups with parents and providers

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Parents' voices: Essential to decision-making in preschool education
Levett, M. Ann, Spring 2006
(NHSA Dialog Vol. 9 Issue 2). Alexandria, VA: National Head Start Association.

A discussion of the importance of the role of parents in children's early childhood educational experiences in Head Start programs

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Family involvement in early childhood education
Weiss, Heather B., Spring 2006
(Family Involvement Makes a Difference No. 1). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Family Research Project.

A summary of research on the relationship between family involvement in the home and early childhood programs to child outcomes

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How can we strengthen families through early care and education?
Roach, Mary A., 2006
(Brief & to the Point Issue Brief No. 17). Madison: University of Wisconsin--Extension.

A brief identifying practices used by early childhood education programs in Wisconsin that involve and support families

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Guide to datasets for research and policymaking in child care and early education
Romero, Mariajose, 2006
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

An annotated bibliography of existing large-scale datasets that provide useful information to policymakers, researchers, and others in the field of child care and early education

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Eliminating quality standards and local control of Head Start threaten Tennessee's public safety
van der Does, Louise, 2006
Nashville: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Tennessee.

A brief paper using previous research to argue that eliminating federal quality regulations and community control for Head Start would likely decrease the overall quality of Head Start and be detrimental to children's school readiness

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An assessment of a home-visiting intervention on rural, low-income children's school readiness
Schull, Christine P., May 2006
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland, College Park

An examination of the relationship between infant and family participation in a home visiting program and later school readiness and parental knowledge of infant development

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PK-3 education: Programs and practices that work in children's first decade
Reynolds, Arthur J., January, 2006
(FCD Working Paper: Advancing PK-3 No. 6). New York: Foundation for Child Development.

A review of the effectiveness and cost benefit of child care programs for children from birth to 10 years

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Head Start cuts crime in Maine
Schaefer, Stephanie A., 2006
Bath: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Maine.

A brief report using previous research data to demonstrate that Head Start helps reduce future crime rates in Maine and suggesting that investing in Head Start is crucial to preschool children's future success

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Project Early K 2005-06 evaluation results: School component
Mueller, Daniel P., September 2006
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

An evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of Project Early K, an early kindergarten program in St. Paul, Minnesota, for four-year-old children intended to facilitate the transition to kindergarten, based on interviews with principals, classroom observations, school and program records, parent surveys, and child assessments

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