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Bojczyk, Kathryn Elizabeth; Haverback, Heather Rogers; Pae, Hye K. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2018
The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between mothers' self-efficacy beliefs, their preschool children's home learning environments, and literacy skills. A sample of 112 mother-child dyads was recruited from Head Start centers in rural and urban communities. The measures included maternal self-efficacy and maternal perceptions of…
Descriptors: Mothers, Self Efficacy, Family Environment, Federal Programs
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Schochet, Owen N.; Johnson, Anna D.; Phillips, Deborah A. – Exceptional Children, 2020
Program administrators and policy makers have placed a priority on expanding access to inclusive, center-based early care and education (ECE) for low-income children with special needs, a "doubly vulnerable" population characterized by academic and social-emotional achievement gaps at kindergarten entry. Yet, no research has documented…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Kindergarten, Young Children
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, 2020
This "2018-2019 Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) Strategic Plan Update" is the work of the IACC membership that was appointed under the Autism CARES Act of 2014. The Committee agreed that the "2016-2017 IACC Strategic Plan" reflected a comprehensive review of the state of the field and provided a set of 23 new…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Strategic Planning, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Maring, Elisabeth Fost; Singer, Barbara Jones; Shenassa, Edmond – Journal of Extension, 2011
This article connects Extension education and the Healthy Homes Initiative. Background on housing research and education is provided in the context of four issues (toxic materials, dangerous gases, hazards related to asthma, and other residential hazards). The federally funded Healthy Homes Partnership is described, and implications for…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Partnerships in Education, Home Programs, Hazardous Materials
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2020
For more than 20 years, Advocates for Children of New Jersey has published the Newark Kids Count Data Book, a one-stop source for child well-being data on the state's largest city. Newark Kids Count includes the latest statistics, along with five-year trend data, in the following areas: demographics, family economic security, food insecurity,…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Population Trends, Geographic Location, Children
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2019
For more than 20 years, Advocates for Children of New Jersey has published the Newark Kids Count Data Book, a one-stop source for child well-being data on the state's largest city. Newark Kids Count includes the latest statistics, along with five-year trend data, in the following areas: demographics, family economic security, food insecurity,…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Population Trends, Geographic Location, Children
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2018
For over 20 years, Advocates for Children of New Jersey has published the Newark Kids Count Data Book, a one-stop source for child well-being data on the state's largest city. Newark Kids Count includes the latest statistics, along with five-year trend data, in the following areas: demographics, family economic security, food insecurity, child…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Population Trends, Geographic Location, Children
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2017
For 20 years, Advocates for Children of New Jersey has published the Newark Kids Count Data Book, a one-stop source for child well-being data on our state's largest city. Newark Kids Count includes the latest statistics, along with five-year trend data, in the following areas: demographics, family economic security, food insecurity, child health,…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Population Trends, Geographic Location, Children
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2015
Published annually since 1997, Newark Kids Count tracks key trends in child health and well-being in New Jersey's largest city with the latest statistics available. Newark Kids Count includes the latest statistics, along with five-year trend data, in the following areas: the state of children and families, family economic security, affordable…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Population Trends, Geographic Location, Children
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Van Houtven, Courtney Harold; Jeffreys, Amy S.; Coffman, Cynthia J. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: The Veterans Affairs or VA health care system is in the process of significantly expanding home health care (HOC) nationwide. We describe VA HHC use in 2003 for all VA HHC users from 2002; we examine whether VA utilization across a broad spectrum of services differed for a sample of VA HHC users and their propensity-score-matched…
Descriptors: Health Facilities, Respite Care, Veterans, Health Services
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2014
Published annually since 1997, Newark Kids Count tracks key trends in child health and well-being in New Jersey's largest city with the latest statistics available. Newark Kids Count includes the latest statistics, along with five-year trend data, in the following areas: population and demographics, family economic security, affordable housing,…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Population Trends, Geographic Location, Children
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Jung, Sunyoung; Stone, Susan – Children & Schools, 2008
This secondary analysis of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project, a randomized study of program participation of children and families in Early Head Start (that is, enrolled in programming prior to children's first birthdays) investigated sociodemographic (race and ethnicity, income level, and maternal education level) and program…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Child Rearing, Social Work, Program Evaluation
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Hartman, Lacey; Jarosek, Stephanie L.; Virnig, Beth A.; Durham, Sara – Journal of Rural Health, 2007
Context: Availability of Medicare-certified home health care (HHC) to rural elders can prevent more expensive institutional care. To date, utilization of HHC by rural elders has not been studied in detail. Purpose: To examine urban-rural differences in Medicare HHC utilization. Methods: The 2002 100% Medicare HHC claims and denominator files were…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Rural Urban Differences, Older Adults, Access to Health Care
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Hawes, Catherine; Fries, Brant E.; James, Mary L.; Guihan, Marylou – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has adopted two functional assessment systems that guide care planning: one for nursing home residents (the Resident Assessment Instrument [RAI]) and a compatible one for home care clients (RAI-HC). The purpose of this article is to describe the RAI-HC (often referred to as the Minimum Data Set-Home…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Veterans, Nursing Homes, Residential Care
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2013
Published annually since 1997, Newark Kids Count tracks key trends in child health and well-being in New Jersey's largest city with the latest statistics available. Newark Kids Count includes the latest statistics, along with five-year trend data, in the following areas: population and demographics, family economic security, affordable housing,…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Population Trends, Geographic Location, Children