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50 Years of ERIC
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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Jamison, Kristen Roorbach; Cabell, Sonia Q.; LoCasale-Crouch, Jennifer; Hamre, Bridget K.; Pianta, Robert C. – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: The growing body of literature demonstrating the importance of quality interactions with caregivers to infant development coupled with the increasing number of infants spending time in classroom settings highlights the need for a measure of interpersonal relationships between infants and caregivers. This article introduces a new…
Descriptors: Child Care, Infants, Child Caregivers, Caregiver Child Relationship
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Curby, Timothy W.; Brock, Laura L.; Hamre, Bridget K. – Early Education and Development, 2013
Research Findings: It is widely acknowledged that consistent, high-quality teacher-student interactions promote optimal developmental outcomes for children. Previous research on the quality of teacher-student interactions provides empirical support for this premise. Little research has been conducted on the consistency of teacher-student…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Achievement Gains, Academic Achievement, Interpersonal Competence
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Hamre, Bridget K.; Pianta, Robert C.; Mashburn, Andrew J.; Downer, Jason T. – Early Education and Development, 2012
Research Findings: Children's (n = 980) social competence during prekindergarten was assessed as a function of their teachers' (n = 233) exposure to the Preschool Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) curriculum and 2 levels of support through MyTeachingPartner, a Web-based approach to professional development. Children in classrooms…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Interpersonal Competence, Professional Development, Social Problems
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Bridges, Margaret; Fuller, Bruce; Huang, Danny S.; Hamre, Bridget K. – Early Education and Development, 2011
Research Findings: Aiming to raise the quality of early childhood teachers and caregivers and to reduce turnover, government and professional associations are pursuing 2 intervention strategies. The 1st mandates higher credential levels, as seen with Head Start and state preschool reforms. Here we examine the efficacy of the 2nd strategy: offering…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Child Caregivers, Labor Force Development
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Mintz, Tamar M.; Hamre, Bridget K.; Hatfield, Bridget E. – Early Education and Development, 2011
Research Findings: This study examined the extent to which maternal sensitivity in infancy and toddlerhood is associated with children's social and relational competence and problems in the early years of schooling as well as the extent to which this association is mediated by children's effortful control abilities. Data from 1,364 children (705…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Structural Equation Models, Child Health, Parent Child Relationship
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La Paro, Karen M.; Hamre, Bridget K.; Locasale-Crouch, Jennifer; Pianta, Robert C.; Bryant, Donna; Early, Dianne; Clifford, Richard; Barbarin, Oscar; Howes, Carollee; Burchinal, Margaret – Early Education and Development, 2009
Research Findings: Using observational data gathered in 730 kindergarten classrooms in 6 states, the present study focuses on the quality of children's learning opportunities in kindergarten classrooms. Findings show that overall, children experience moderate to low levels of quality in the areas of classroom organization and instructional support…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Educational Opportunities, Comparative Analysis, Learning Experience