Another look at moral panics: The case of satanic day care centers
deYoung, Mary, 1998
Deviant Behavior, 19(3), 257-278
An examination of moral panic and a discussion of its theory and use and future implications in society as an agent of change
Reports & Papers
A comparative enforcement study: Survey report of negative enforcement options and practices
National Association for Regulatory Administration, 1998
Conyers, GA: National Association for Regulatory Administration.
A survey of the negative enforcement practices used by regulatory agencies on adult assisted-living, child care, and child residential care licensing programs in the United States and Canada
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Head Start programs: Participant characteristics, services, and funding
United States. General Accounting Office. Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 1998
(GAO/HEHS-98-65). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.
A study of several factors of the Head Start program, including the number of participants, participants' characteristics, services provided, service delivery methods, federal and non-federal dollars received and spent, and other programs providing similar early childhood services
Reports & Papers
Locked doors: States struggling to meet the child care needs of low-income working families
Adams, Gina, 1998
Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund
A study on the demand for affordable quality childcare in the United States
Reports & Papers
National evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program: 1994-1997 final report
United States. Department of Education. Planning and Evaluation Service, 1998
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Planning and Evaluation Service.
The second national evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program, examining what has changed and what has remained stable over its first eight years, specifically addressing who and what is served by the program, federal funding methods, participant's developmental and educational gains, best practices, and the success with which the program is reaching its target population
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When, how and why child caregivers respond to children's behaviors
Essa, Eva L., 1998
Early Child Development and Care, 141(1), 15-29
A study of the relationship between child care provider characteristics, disciplinary decisions and perception of child behavior in an effort to examine when, how and why child caregivers discipline children
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