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Bustamante, Andres S.; Dearing, Eric; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae; Vandell, Deborah Lowe – Child Development, 2022
Experimental research demonstrates sustained high-quality early care and education (ECE) can mitigate the consequences of poverty into adulthood. However, the long-term effects of community-based ECE are less known. Using the 1991 NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (n = 994; 49.7% female; 73.6% White, 10.6% African American,…
Descriptors: Child Care, Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education, Poverty
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Groark, Christina J.; McCall, Robert B. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2018
The University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development (OCD) has practiced university-community engagement activities for 30 years. This has included hundreds of specific projects conducted with community partners, all funded by outside grants. Based on our experience, we describe some lessons learned regarding the operation of a…
Descriptors: School Community Programs, Colleges, Child Development, Leadership
Katz, Anne; Loewenberg, Aaron – New America, 2019
Early childhood educators have a unique opportunity to foster the development of cognitive, behavioral, and social skills. But the work is not easy. Effective educators need both a deep understanding of child development and mastery of a complex set of skills to meet the learning needs of young children. Accordingly, there is a growing demand…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Early Childhood Education, Bachelors Degrees, Early Childhood Teachers
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Friedman, Susan – Young Children, 2007
Community partnerships serving young children and families take many forms. This article presents six community partnerships that are engaged in innovative and creative approaches to learning. These programs have varied goals, but they share a common focus on linking community resources to enhance learning opportunities for the children and…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Mentors, Community Programs, Partnerships in Education
Ball, Jessica; Pence, Alan – University of British Columbia Press, 2006
"Supporting Indigenous Children's Development" challenges and offers an alternative to the imposition of best practices on communities by outside specialists. It tells the story of an unexpected partnership initiated by an Aboriginal tribal council with the University of Victoria's School of Child and Youth Care. The partnership has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Canada Natives