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Download full textCrawford, April; Varghese, Cheryl; Monsegue-Bailey, Pauline – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2020
The current paper discusses the implementation and scaling of an early education program (Texas School Ready; TSR). Implementation and scaling of the TSR program were initially met with challenges such as participant/site recruitment, participant retention, and staff training. These 3 challenges are highlighted along with the ways in which…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Program Implementation, Delivery Systems, Faculty Development
Osborne, Cynthia; Bobbitt, Kaeley C.; Boelter, Jill M.; Ayrhart, Tracy K. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2014
In 2010, the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV), provided states with the opportunity to apply for funding to build and expand evidence-based home visiting programs in their states and to incorporate community collaboration components, referred to as early childhood comprehensive systems (ECCS). For Texas, this…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Home Visits, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
Freeny, Jamie; Cummings, Angela; Hillard Alford, Margo; Hanke, June; Lloyd, Linda; Boswell, Deborah – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2014
Objectives: To describe the development of a collaborative partnership to improve birth outcomes in Harris County, Texas. Methods: State and city-level maternal and infant health data were re-analyzed and presented to stakeholders at the zip-code level to generate a renewed response to health issues in these populations, particularly infant…
Descriptors: Mothers, Prenatal Care, Birth, Infant Mortality
Peskin, Melissa F.; Hernandez, Belinda F.; Markham, Christine; Johnson, Kimberly; Tyrrell, Shellie; Addy, Robert C.; Shegog, Ross; Cuccaro, Paula M.; DeRoulet, Paul; Tortolero, Susan R. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2011
US teens are having sex early; however, the vast majority of schools do not implement evidence-based sexual health education (SHE) programs that could delay sexual behavior and/or reduce risky behavior. This study examines middle school staff's knowledge, attitudes, barriers, self-efficacy, and perceived support (psychosocial factors known to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Sex Education, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Hernandez, Belinda F.; Peskin, Melissa; Shegog, Ross; Markham, Christine; Johnson, Kimberly; Ratliff, Eric A.; Li, Dennis H.; Weerasinghe, I. Sonali; Cuccaro, Paula M.; Tortolero, Susan R. – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2011
Background: Despite effective solutions to reduce teen birth rates, Texas teen birth rates are among the highest in the nation. School districts can impact youth sexual behavior through implementation of evidence-based programs (EBPs); however, teen pregnancy prevention is a complex and controversial issue for school districts. Subsequently, very…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Adolescents, Pregnancy, Prevention
