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Effective and promising summer learning programs and approaches for economically-disadvantaged children and youth: A white paper for the Wallace Foundation
Terzian, Mary, July 10, 2009
Washington, DC: Child Trends.

An analysis of the characteristics that predict children's summer program participation, based on the nationally representative National Survey of America's Families 1999, and an overview of research on the impacts of summer learning programs and on the characteristics of effective programs

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The federal role in out-of-school learning: After-school, summer learning, and family involvement as critical learning supports
Weiss, Heather B., February, 2009
Washington, DC: Center on Education Policy.

A discussion of the contribution of out-of-school time programs and services to school success, with research-based recommendations for federal education policy

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National AIAN Head Start Collaboration needs assessment 2009
National American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start Collaboration Office, 2009
Washington, DC: Academy for Educational Development.

A study of the collaboration and professional development activities of American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start grantees, based on a survey of 153 grantees

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Building quality in summer learning programs: Approaches and recommendations
McLaughlin, Brenda, September 2009
New York: Wallace Foundation.

A definition of and typology for summer programs and an examination of resources to support quality in summer programs

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Guide to datasets for research and policymaking in child care and early education
Romero, Mariajose, January 2009
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 in the United States

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Collaboration and community change in the Children's Futures initiative
Walker, Karen E., February, 2009
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

An implementation evaluation of Children's Futures, an early childhood initiative to improve the health, well-being, and school readiness of infants and toddlers in Trenton, New Jersey, by providing health services and parenting education, improving the quality of available child care, increasing father involvement, and supporting collaboration among Trenton social, health, and child services agencies and organizations

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Low-income African American parents’ views about the value of play for their preschool age children in Head Start
Muhammad, Yvonne Jean, October 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Florida State University, Tallahassee

A qualitative study of 12 low-income African American mothers' beliefs about the value of play and its relationship to language development, critical thinking, and social competencies of their children attending Head Start in central Florida

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Enhancing school reform through expanded learning
Stonehill, Robert, January 2009
Naperville, IL: Learning Point Associates.

A series of discussions on the integration of after school and other expanded learning services into school reform efforts

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Child care centers on higher education campuses: Director perceptions of internal and external roles and director leadership
Myers, Kerisa A., December 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo

A survey of campus child care center directors' perceptions of the internal and external roles of their centers, as well as their roles in relationship to their affiliated institutions from an online survey of 191 campus child care directors at two- and four-year public and private colleges and universities

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National Household Education Surveys Program of 2007: Methodology report
Hagedorn, Mary, March 2009
(NCES 2009-029). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

A description of the methodology and surveys used in the National Household Education Surveys Program in 2007, with a focus on questionnaire and sample design, data collection methods, response rate calculations, and nonresponse bias analyses

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