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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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Family Involvement in Middle and High School Students' Education. Involvement Makes a Difference: Evidence that Family Involvement Promotes School Success for Every Child of Every Age. Number 3, Spring 2007
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Kreider, Holly; Caspe, Margaret; Kennedy, Susan; Weiss, Heather – Harvard Family Research Project, 2007
This research brief summarizes the latest evidence base on effective family involvement in middle and high school. As the third and final report in a series on how family involvement matters across the developmental continuum, this brief synthesizes research studies that link family involvement in middle and high school to youth's academic and…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Middle School Students, High School Students, Adolescents
Family Involvement in Elementary School Children's Education. Family Involvement Makes a Difference. Number 2, Winter 2006/2007
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Caspe, Margaret; Lopez, M. Elena; Wolos, Cassandra – Harvard Family Research Project, 2007
This research brief reviews research on why and how family involvement matters for elementary school children's learning and socio-emotional development. Specifically, it summarizes the latest evidence base on effective involvement for elementary school children--that is, the studies that link family involvement in elementary schools to children's…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship, Parent Child Relationship
Family Involvement in Elementary School Children's Education. Family Involvement Makes a Difference: Evidence that Family Involvement Promotes School Success for Every Child of Every Age. Number 2, Winter 2006/2007
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Caspe, Margaret; Lopez, M. Elena; Wolos, Cassandra – Harvard Family Research Project, 2007
This research brief summarizes the latest evidence base on effective involvement for elementary school children--that is, the studies that link family involvement in elementary schools to children's academic achievement and social development. It synthesizes the outcome-based empirical research published between 1999 and 2006 that were cataloged…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Family Involvement, Social Development, Academic Achievement
Understanding Family Involvement in the Preparation of Graduate Students: Measuring Family-Centered Beliefs, Skills, Systems, and Practices
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Giallourakis, Angie; Kent, Kristie Pretti-Frontczak; Cook, Bryan – Harvard Family Research Project, 2005
This research project sought to develop a measure to examine the family-centered beliefs, skills, work systems, and work practices of early childhood intervention, (ECI) and early childhood education (ECE) graduate students. The study was guided by four research questions: (1) To what extent do graduate students from preservice preparation…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Preservice Teacher Education
Learning From Small-Scale Experimental Evaluations of After School Programs. Snapshot Number 8
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Harvard Family Research Project, Harvard University, 2006
The Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) Out-of-School Time Program Evaluation Database contains profiles of out-of-school time (OST) program evaluations. Its purpose is to provide accessible information about previous and current evaluations to support the development of high quality evaluations and programs in the OST field. Types of Programs…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Evaluation, Educational Research, Research Design
Exploring Quality Standards for Middle School After School Programs: What We Know and What We Need to Know. A Summit Report
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Westmoreland, Helen; Little, Priscilla M. D. – Harvard Family Research Project, Harvard University, 2006
A growing body of evidence confirms what makes sense intuitively--quality matters for participation in after school programs. Nationwide, a chief concern among after school stakeholders is programming for middle schoolers--too "old" to be told what to do after school and too "young" to be left home alone. A national dialogue about the state of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Improvement, Persistence, Study Skills
Measurement Tools for Evaluating Out-of-School Time Programs: An Evaluation Resource. Out-of-School Time Evaluation Snapshot. Number 6
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Harvard Family Research Project, Harvard University, 2005
Harvard Family Research Project's series of "Out-of-School Time Evaluation Snapshots" distills the wealth of information compiled in the Out-of-School Time (OST) Program Evaluation Database into a single report. Each "Snapshot" examines a specific aspect of out-of-school time evaluation. This "Snapshot" describes instruments used by current OST…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, After School Programs, Measurement Techniques, Program Effectiveness