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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Ryan, Sharon; Whitebook, Marcy; Kipnis, Fran; Sakai, Laura – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2011
This paper reports on an interview study with directors of Head Start and child care programs who are collaborating with local education authorities to provide publicly funded preschool in New Jersey, USA. A standardized interview protocol was utilized with 98 directors chosen to represent a range of center types from across the three main regions…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Federal Programs, Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth
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Kirkland, Cassandra L.; Skuban, Emily Moye; Adler-Baeder, Francesca; Ketring, Scott A.; Bradford, Angela; Smith, Thomas; Lucier-Greer, Mallory – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2011
Research indicates that the quality of co-parenting and couple relationships has an impact on parenting and on children's development, including their social skills and academic abilities. However, few applied studies have tested whether efforts to enhance the couple and co-parenting relationship result in benefits to the children, and no research…
Descriptors: Community Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Child Rearing, Preschool Children