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Murphey, David; Madill, Rebecca; Guzman, Lina – Child Trends, 2017
Researchers reviewed existing research and conducted an original analysis of data from a large, nationally representative sample of Latino kindergartners with the aim of understanding what factors are associated with math achievement prior to and during the kindergarten year. This report begins by providing an overview of the research on the…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Kindergarten, Predictor Variables, Achievement Gains
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Redford, Jeremy; Battle, Danielle; Bielick, Stacey – National Center for Education Statistics, 2016
Since 1999, the National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES), conducted by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the Institute of Education Sciences, has collected nationally representative data that can be used to estimate the number of homeschooled students in the United States. This report…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Educational Attainment, National Surveys, Student Characteristics
Blanden, Jo; Machin, Stephen; Murphy, Richard; Tominey, Emma – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2010
The Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda was introduced in the UK, as a policy aiming to improve child outcomes along five broad areas. The categories are Be Healthy, Stay Safe, Enjoy and Achieve, Make a Positive Contribution and Achieve Economic Wellbeing. The objective therefore, is to move beyond the traditional focus on child academic outcomes, to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Federal Legislation, Well Being, Children
Ikramullah, Erum; Manlove, Jennifer; Cui, Carol; Moore, Kristin A. – Child Trends, 2009
Adolescents are influenced by a variety of social factors and institutions. Prior research confirms what many of us know instinctively: that parents can be one of the strongest influences in adolescents' lives. For example, higher levels of parental involvement in their adolescents' lives are linked with lower levels of delinquency, violent…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Drug Abuse, Violence, Parent Participation
Kosciw, Joseph G.; Greytak, Emily A.; Diaz, Elizabeth M.; Bartkiewicz, Mark J. – Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), 2010
For 20 years, GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) has worked to ensure safe schools for all students, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. For 10 of those years, GLSEN has been documenting the school experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth: the prevalence of anti-LGBT…
Descriptors: Bullying, Sexual Orientation, Academic Aspiration, Homosexuality
Hollenbeck, Kevin – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2007
Focus: HOPE provides valuable, practical occupational training in machinist or information technology (IT) occupations to young people who face barriers to the development of viable careers through postsecondary education and training because of low-income, basic skills deficiencies, incarceration, or parenting responsibilities. This report…
Descriptors: Job Training, Program Effectiveness, Skilled Workers, Information Technology
Corder-Bolz, Charles R. – 1981
Eight established methodologies were evaluated and compared in this preliminary study, which was conducted to resolve methodological questions and problems and develop an adequate approach for the collection of valid, generalizable data for an extensive study of family use of television. The study focused on four variables: which family members…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Comparative Analysis, Family Life, Interviews