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Donita Sinone Kirkland – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive case study was to focus on teachers' perceptions regarding professional development training for early childhood education. The problem addressed in this study was the inadequate amount of professional development training available for early childhood teachers to address children with challenging…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development
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Lia Sandilos; Priscilla Goble; Pond Ezra; Codie Kane – School Psychology, 2024
Theoretical models of job stress suggest that teachers' experience with burnout occurs, in part, because of an imbalance between job demands and the resources available to meet those demands. Using a diverse sample of 230 Head Start educators, the present study explored how school-based demands (i.e., class size, behavioral challenges) and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Burnout, Teaching Assistants
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Karen L. Bierman; Brenda S. Heinrichs; Janet A. Welsh; Damon E. Jones; D. Max Crowley – Child Development, 2025
This study examined the impact of the Head Start Research-based, Developmentally Informed (REDI) preschool intervention on high school outcomes and explored longitudinal mediation. 356 children (58% White, 25% Black, 17% Latinx; 54% female, 46% male; M[subscript age] = 4.49 years) were recruited from Head Start classrooms which were randomized to…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Outcomes of Education, High School Students, Longitudinal Studies
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Elise Chor – AERA Open, 2024
This study uses experimental and nationally representative Head Start Impact Study data to document the high incidence of multidomain household instability experienced by children eligible for the federal two-generation Head Start early childhood education program for low-income households. The study finds that household instability experienced…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Social Services, Federal Programs, Preschool Education
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Kelsey A. Clayback; Hsiu-Wen Yang; Maddisen Domingo; Erin E. Barton; Mary Louise Hemmeter – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2025
Developmentally and culturally appropriate program behavior policies that are clearly communicated and implemented successfully can prevent exclusion and positively impact teachers, children, and families. However, it is unclear if policies are high quality or designed to equitably support positive behavior. We examined behavior policies from 41…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
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Christopher DeCamp; Megan E. Hoffman; Darcey M. Allan; Brittany M. Morris; Christopher J. Lonigan – Grantee Submission, 2025
Despite frequent reliance on teacher and parent ratings of children's behavior for multi-informant assessment, agreement between teachers' and parents' ratings is low. This study examined the predictive utility of teacher and parent ratings for children's self-regulatory outcomes (i.e., executive function, continuous performance task) in four…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)