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The 4-H study of positive youth development: Report of the findings from the first four waves of data collection: 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006 A longitudinal investigation of the theory of Positive Youth Development (PYD) and its promotion of the "Five Cs"--competence, confidence, character, caring, and connection--in youth, based on data on 3,342 students from 33 states assessed from grades five through eight |
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Administrative management capacity in out-of-school time organizations: An exploratory study A study of the administrative and management capacity and needs, including financial, human resources, information technology, and facilities administration and management, of 16 organizations providing high-quality out-of-school time programming in New York City and Chicago |
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Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators |
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The Chances for Children teen parent-infant project: Results of a pilot intervention for teen mothers and their infants in inner city high schools A study of the effects of the Chances for Children mental health intervention on the interactions of adolescent mothers and their infants, based on a sample of 85 mother-infant dyads participating in a child care program in New York City high schools |
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Charting the course for child care and Head Start: Community needs analysis of early care and education in New York City An analysis of children served by public and private early care and education providers in New York City and of providers' geographic distribution across the city, based on administrative and census data and city staff and parent surveys |
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Chemung County school readiness project: Prekindergarten assessment community report: 2007-2008 ECERS-R results An assessment of the classroom quality of prekindergarten programs in Chemung County, New York |
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College opportunities for after-school workers: Report on the first-year implementation of the Center for After-School Excellence certificate programs First-year findings from an implementation evaluation of a one-year certificate program in after school studies offered through the City University of New York |
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Connecting writing and speaking with linguistically diverse teacher education students A study of the academic writing processes of early education teacher candidates who are learning English as an additional language and are challenged by the essay requirements of assessment tests, based on a population of 26 teacher candidates from the South Bronx section of New York City |
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A conversation with immigrant mothers about early learning programs: Benefits, barriers & work to be done An inquiry into the early childhood education and care experiences of immigrant families with young children, including information on benefits of child care to families and families' barriers to access, based on information gathered through focus groups with 92 women in New York City and the southern part of New York State |
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"Doing the math": Maternal beliefs about early mathematics versus language learning An examination of maternal approaches to the mathematical learning of their preschoolers, and a study of maternal beliefs about the importance of mathematics versus language learning in the preschool years, based on a sample of 37 New York City area mothers |
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Early care and education state budget actions: FY 2007 and FY 2008 A study of state appropriations of state funds for early care and education programs in fiscal years 2007 and 2008, based on a survey of the 50 states and territories |
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The early childhood professional mentoring group: A forum for parallel learning An examination of the emergent themes brought up at a university-sponsored support group for recent graduates of masters-level programs in early education and early special education |
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Effects of a pre-kindergarten mathematics intervention: A randomized experiment An evaluation of the effect of the implementation of the Pre-K Mathematics curriculum and the DLM Express software package on the mathematical knowledge of low-income children in Head Start and public preschool classrooms in greater San Francisco and Buffalo, based on a study of 20 experimental and 20 control-group classrooms |
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Effects of preschool curriculum programs on school readiness: Report from the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research initiative The final report from the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research initiative, which conducted multi-site experimental evaluations of 14 preschool curricula's impacts on child outcomes (including behavior and early language, literacy, and math skills) at the end of preschool and in kindergarten, and on preschool classroom outcomes (including classroom quality, teacher-child interactions, and instructional practices) |
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Ensuring quality care for low-income babies: Contracting directly with providers to expand and improve infant and toddler care An analysis of states' use of contracts to provide subsidized child care for infants and toddlers and the potential for contracts to improve the quality or increase the supply of child care, based on interviews with policymakers and contracted providers |
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The Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs: Findings after the first year of implementation Impacts after the first year of implementation of the Evaluation of Enhanced Academic Instruction in After-School Programs, a two-year intervention and random assignment evaluation of structured math and reading instruction in after school programs for children in second through fifth grade, on student reading and math proficiency and academic performance |
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Evaluation of the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development Out-of-School Time Programs for Youth initiative: Results of efforts to increase program quality and scale in year 2 Results from the second year of an evaluation of New York City's Out-of-School Time Programs for Youth initiative, focusing particularly on the quality and scale of participating programs, but also examining participant and program characteristics and program impacts on participants' social and emotional growth and academic performance |
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Experimental evaluation of the effects of a research-based preschool mathematics curriculum An evaluation of the effects of the Building Blocks preschool mathematics curriculum in a sample of 253 children from low income families |
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Extended day kindergarten: Supporting literacy and motor development through a teacher collaborative model A description of an extended day program designed to enhance the literacy and motor development skills of kindergarteners in the Levittown school district |
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Family reading behavior and early literacy skills in preschool children from low-income backgrounds A study of the relationship between family reading behavior and child literacy skills in a sample of 233 low-income preschoolers attending Head Start, and an examination of the role of demographic variables in predicting early literacy skills |
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GRASA assessment: 2007-2008 third annual report An annual report of the quality of after school programs in Rochester, New York, based on program observations |
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Implementing interagency collaborations: Exploring variation in collaborative ventures in human service organizations An examination of 20 instances of interagency collaboration between more than one child care and/or early education organization to provide full-day and full-year care for young children |
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Mothers’ plans for children during the kindergarten hold-out year Accounts of parental efforts to prepare their redshirted children for kindergarten and an examination of influential philosophies in their decision making, based on interviews with 15 mothers in New York State |
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Out-of-School Time (OST) Observation Instrument: Report of the validation study A study of the reliability and validity of the Out-of-School Time (OST) Observation Instrument |
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Parental conceptions of school readiness: Relation to ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and children’s skills A study of the family demographic characteristics and child skills associated with parental conceptions of school readiness, based on interviews with 452 parents of 4-year-olds enrolled public prekindergarten programs |
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