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Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Gassman-Pines, Anna; Morris, Pamela A.; Gennetian, Lisa A.; Godfrey, Erin B. – Applied Developmental Science, 2010
This study examined whether the effects of employment-based policies on children's math and reading achievement differed for African American, Latino and Caucasian children of welfare receiving parents, and if so, why. Two kinds of employment policies were examined: "education-first" programs with an emphasis on adult education and job…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Reading Achievement, Academic Achievement, Job Training
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Ceballo, Rosario; Hurd, Noelle – Applied Developmental Science, 2008
This study examines the influence of contextual factors on parenting strategies among a sample of 104 Latina, European American, and African American mother-child pairs. The parenting constructs under investigation were selected as part of a collaborative research project among members of the parenting subgroup of the Study Group on Race, Culture,…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Ethnicity, Mothers, Self Efficacy