ABILITIES Index
Simeonsson, Rune J., 1988
In Essential elements of the assessment process. T.D. Wachs & R. Sheehan (Eds.), Assessment of young developmentally disabled children (pp. 25-41). New York: Plenum Press
Instruments
Achievement in the first 2 years of school: Patterns and processes
Alexander, Karl L., 1988
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 53(2), 1-157
A study of the influence of home and school factors on adaptation to school, using data from the Beginning School Study conducted in Baltimore in 1982
Reports & Papers
Assessing Environments II
Berger, Audrey M., 1988
Child Abuse & Neglect, 12(2), 251-262
Instruments
Assessing Environments III
Berger, Audrey M., 1988
Child Abuse & Neglect, 12(2), 251-262
Instruments
Balancing parenthood and employment: Factors affecting company receptiveness to family-related innovations in the workplace
McNeely, R. L., 1988
Family Relations, 37(2), 189-195
A study of the implementation of innovative programs in the workplace that enhance the balance between work and family life, and the common characteristics amongst companies that communicate greater receptiveness to such programs
Reports & Papers
Beliefs About the Consequences of Maternal Employment for Children
Greenberger, Ellen, 1988
Psychology of Women Quarterly, 12(1), 35-59
Instruments
Child care and children's illness
Johansen, Anne, 1988
(Note No. N-2865-NICHD/PMT). Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation
Reports & Papers
Child care and children's illness
Johansen, Anne, 1988
American Journal of Public Health, 78(9), 1175-1177
A study examining the effect of child care on children's health, using the size of the child care group as a variable in a nationally representative sample of children
Reports & Papers
Child care and emotional adjustment to wives' employment
Ross, Catherine E., 1988
Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 29(2), 127-138
A study of employed wives’ psychological wellbeing as affected by the presence of children, the type of child care available, the difficulties surrounding child care arrangements, and the husband’s participation in child care, with data collected through telephone interviews of 680 married couples
Reports & Papers
Child-care costs and family labor supply
Blau, David M., 1988
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 70(3), 374-381
An analysis of family labor supply and the child care market, illustrating relationships between parents’ child care and employment decisions in 1980
Reports & Papers
Child care for preschoolers: Differences by child's age
Leibowitz, Arleen, 1988
Demography, 25(2), 205-220
A study of the determinants of labor force participation and child care choices of mothers with children ages 0-2 and 3-5
Reports & Papers
Child care or child neglect?: Baby farming in late-nineteenth-century Philadelphia
Broder, Sherri, 1988
Gender & Society, 2(2), 128-148
An article reviewing the history and implications of social inequalities, abandonment and infanticide in Philadelphia during the nineteenth century
Reports & Papers
Conceptualizing today's kindergarten curriculum
Spodek, Bernard, 1988
Elementary School Journal, 89(2), 202-211
A discussion of academic and social considerations in evaluating the developmental appropriateness of public kindergarten, based on the purposes and content of kindergarten programs and curricula
Reports & Papers
Conflict and the friendship relations of young children
Hartup, Willard W., 1988
Child Development, 59(6), 1590-1600
A study comparing children’s interactions, conflicts and conflict resolutions with friends, non friends and friendly acquaintances
Reports & Papers
The consequences for women of the availability and affordability of child care
Leibowitz, Arleen, 1988
Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation
Reports & Papers
Continuity/discontinuity between home and early childhood education environments
Silvern, Steven B., 1988
Elementary School Journal, 89(2), 146-159
An essay arguing for developmentally appropriate conditions and transitions from home environments, prekindergarten programs and kindergarten curricula
Reports & Papers
Cooperation between family and day care: A support to child development
Huttunen, Eeva, 1988
In Children and families: Studies in prevention and intervention (311-318). Guilford, CT: International Universities Press, Inc.
A summary of the integration of family-based and center-based care education to support children's social, emotional and cognitive development
Other
Daily Hassles Questionnaire
Rowlison, Richard T., 1988
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 55(3), 432-444
Instruments
Day care: A review of literature, implications for policy, and critique of resources
MacKinnon, Carol E., 1988
Family Relations, 37(2), 229-236
An examination of the child care system in America, with a review of the role of family and child care environment characteristics in influencing child development, and a critique of resources on child care for parents, professionals, and policy makers
Other
Determinants of maternal employment for white preschool children: 1960-1980
Eggebeen, David J., 1988
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 50(1), 149-159
A study of what determinants influence the probability of white preschool children having an employed mother and the important factors that influenced this trend between 1960 and 1980
Reports & Papers
Differential validity of the K-ABC for lower functioning preschool children versus those of higher ability
Bloom, Allan S., 1988
American Journal on Mental Retardation, 93(3), 273-277
Reports & Papers
Difficult Life Circumstances Scale
Barnard, Kathryn, 1988
Unpublished instrument, University of Washington, Seattle
Instruments
Discussione and friendship: Socialization processes in the peer culture of Italian nursery school children
Corsaro, William A., 1988
American Sociological Review, 53(6), 879-894
An observation of sociolinguistic and cultural development among Italian preschool children in a structured group discussion
Reports & Papers
Does Head Start work?: A 1-year follow-up comparison of disadvantaged children attending Head Start, no preschool, and other preschool programs
Lee, Valerie E., 1988
Developmental Psychology, 24(2), 210-222
A comparison of cognitive outcomes among Head Start children, children without any preschool experience, and children enrolled in other preschool programs
Reports & Papers
Early family experience, social problem solving patterns, and children's social competence
Pettit, Gregory S., 1988
Child Development, 59(1), 107-120
A study of the relationship between early social and familial experience, social problem solving skills, and social competence in the classroom among 46 economically disadvantaged children in a preschool setting
Reports & Papers