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Chazan-Cohen, Rachel; Halle, Tamara G.; Barton, Lauren R.; Winsler, Adam – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2012
We are delighted to reflect on the 10 papers highlighted in this important special issue of "Early Childhood Research Quarterly" devoted to recent secondary data analyses of the FACES and EHSREP datasets. First, we provide some background on Head Start research and give an overview of the large-scale Head Start and Early Head Start…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Child Development, Surveys
Azzi-Lessing, Lenette – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2011
As support for intervening early in the lives of vulnerable children has risen in the United States in recent years, so has interest in home-visitation programs. Home visitation is increasingly recognized for its potential to foster early child development and competent parenting, as well as to reduce risk for child abuse and neglect and other…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Disadvantaged Youth, Home Visits, Child Development
Downer, Jason T.; Booren, Leslie M.; Lima, Olivia K.; Luckner, Amy E.; Pianta, Robert C. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2010
This paper introduces the Individualized Classroom Assessment Scoring System (inCLASS), an observation tool that targets children's interactions in preschool classrooms with teachers, peers, and tasks. In particular, initial evidence is reported of the extent to which the inCLASS meets the following psychometric criteria: inter-rater reliability,…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Validity, Interrater Reliability, Scoring
Hernandez, Donald J.; Takanishi, Ruby; Marotz, Karen G. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2009
Young children, birth through eight, are more diverse than other age groups in the United States. They are more likely to be first- or second-generation immigrants and, as a consequence, more likely to belong to racial-ethnic groups originating outside European nations. Many also live with parents whose heritage language is not English. For these…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Ethnic Groups, Community Surveys, Young Children
Brookes, Sheila J.; Summers, Jean Ann; Thornburg, Kathy R.; Ispa, Jean M.; Lane, Valeri J. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2006
This paper presents the results of two qualitative studies, conducted independently in two Early Head Start programs, exploring the reasons given by mothers and home visitors for family success or lack of success in achieving program goals and for engagement in the mother-home visitor relationship. Several patterns pertaining to family issues and…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Home Visits, Disadvantaged Youth, Community Programs
Fogle, Livy M.; Mendez, Julia L. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2006
A rating scale measuring parent beliefs about play was developed and validated with a sample of 224 African American mothers of children attending Head Start. Principal components analyses of the Parent Play Beliefs Scale (PPBS) revealed two factors, Play Support and Academic Focus, which capture parent attitudes regarding the developmental…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Play, Interpersonal Competence, Parent Attitudes
Weinraub, Marsha; Shlay, Anne B.; Harmon, Michelle; Tran, Henry – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2005
To evaluate the type and quality of child care used by low-income families who were either receiving or not receiving subsidized child care, we interviewed 111 African American parents from a randomly selected sample of low-income families. We inquired about their child-care use, satisfaction with care, work stress, and employment history. Using…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Child Care, African American Family, Grants
Shlay, Anne B.; Tran, Henry; Weinraub, Marsha; Harmon, Michelle – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2005
Child care quality plays a crucial role in children's social and cognitive development. While child care quality is a critical issue for all children, it matters more for low-income children. Policy makers have increased the emphasis on allowing parents, not government, to make decisions about the type of care they want for their children. Yet…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Cognitive Development, Child Care, African American Family
Cassidy, Deborah J.; Hestenes, Linda L.; Hegde, Archana; Hestenes, Stephen; Mims, Sharon – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2005
The purpose of the current study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) with a large sample (1313 classrooms). We explored both the seven subscales and the possibility of fewer distinct aspects of quality being measured by the scale. The large sample size allowed both…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Preschool Children
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Wien, Carol Anne – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1996
Three case studies explore the organization of time and its intersection with practical knowledge to influence teachers' use of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) in early childhood settings. If time is viewed as a rigid production schedule, opportunities for DAP are obstructed and time pressure undercuts children's play, resulting in a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Adams, Gina; Rohacek, Monica – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2002
Describes current approaches to child care subsidies and identifies several issues and opportunities facing those who want to integrate a stronger child development focus into the subsidy system. Concludes with a discussion of important questions for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to help the subsidy system achieve a better balance…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Delivery Systems
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Spodek, Bernard – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1989
Presents a profile of Chinese kindergarten. Problems discussed are related to: (1) provision of kindergarten education; (2) the only child; (3) teacher training; (4) the knowledge basis of kindergarten education; and (5) reform of the kindergarten curriculum. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Policy
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Lauritzen, Phyllis – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1992
Describes a process approach to teaching and learning in preschool settings. The approach uses child-initiated play in a prepared environment, and encourages children's formation of symbolic mental representations through social interaction and mediation. Offers guidelines for the implementation of the process approach. (MM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages
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Fowell, Nancy; Lawton, Joseph – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1992
Presents a view of developmentally appropriate practice that differs from that of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). A program that incorporates this view is described in terms of its theoretical perspectives and classroom practices and compared to the NAEYC description of appropriate and inappropriate practice.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
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Pease-Alvarez, Lucinda; And Others – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1991
Describes the attributes of effective programs and teachers serving language-minority students. Summarizes findings from large-scale studies and describes a case study of two bilingual early childhood teachers. Their instructional perspectives and practices are discussed in terms of the role of language and culture in their classrooms, their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Case Studies