NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Policymakers1
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Social Security Act1
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ros-Demarize, Rosmary; Graziano, Paulo A. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2021
The current study examined the feasibility and initial efficacy of the Summer Treatment Program for Pre-kindergarteners (STP-PreK) with 37 preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and externalizing behavior problems (EBP). Parents and teachers reported on children's behavior, social/adaptive skills, and self-regulation. Children completed…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Summer Programs, Preschool Children
Huang, Lee Ann; Burkhardt, Tiffany; Schlecht, Colleen; Rapoport, Erin Devorah – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2018
To ensure that all children in the Altgeld-Riverdale community are succeeding by third grade, BPI (Business and Professional People for the Public Interest) launched the Altgeld-Riverdale Early Learning Initiative in 2012. The goal of the initiative is to establish a community-based system that can support the developmental needs of the…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Child Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Parent Education
Wasserman, Kyla; Walter, Johanna; Luczywek, Beata; Wagner, Hannah; Redcross, Cindy – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2019
This report presents findings from a feasibility evaluation of the Bridges to Pathways (Bridges) program. Bridges was a program for young men in Chicago between the ages of 17 and 21 years who were involved with the criminal or juvenile justice system and lacked a high school credential. The program offered intensive mentoring and case management,…
Descriptors: Males, Young Adults, Adolescents, Juvenile Justice
Smolkowski, Keith; Seeley, John R.; Gau, Jeffery M.; Dishion, Tom J.; Stormshak, Elizabeth A.; Moore, Kevin J.; Falkenstein, Corrina A.; Fosco, Gregory M.; Garbacz, S. Andrew – Grantee Submission, 2017
This article presents the results of an evaluation of Positive Family Support, an ecological family intervention and treatment approach to parent supports and family management training developed from a history of basic and translational research. This effectiveness trial, with 41 public middle schools randomly assigned to intervention or control,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers
Fields, Jane; Harty, Claire; Desjardins, Christopher D. – Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 2016
This report is based upon work supported by the Social Innovation Fund (SIF), a key White House initiative and program of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). The Social Innovation Fund combines public and private resources to grow the impact of innovative, community-based solutions that have compelling evidence of improving…
Descriptors: Hmong People, African Americans, Program Effectiveness, Culturally Relevant Education
Zepeda, Marlene; Varela, Frances; Morales, Alex – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2004
In 2003, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) released a "Strategic Plan for Early Childhood Health." In recognition of the critical role states play in the development of early childhood initiatives and of the unique contributions that state Title V programs can make to these initiatives, the Bureau operationalized their…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Child Health, Young Children, Strategic Planning