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Brown, Eleanor D.; Garnett, Mallory L.; Anderson, Kate E.; Laurenceau, Jean-Philippe – Child Development, 2017
This within-subjects experimental study investigated the influence of the arts on cortisol for economically disadvantaged children. Participants were 310 children, ages 3-5 years, who attended a Head Start preschool and were randomly assigned to participate in different schedules of arts and homeroom classes on different days of the week. Cortisol…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Art Education
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Bierman, Karen L.; Nix, Robert L.; Heinrichs, Brenda S.; Domitrovich, Celene E.; Gest, Scott D.; Welsh, Janet A.; Gill, Sukhdeep – Child Development, 2014
One year after participating in the Research-based, Developmentally Informed (REDI) intervention or "usual practice" Head Start, the learning and behavioral outcomes of 356 children (17% Hispanic, 25% African American; 54% girls; M[subscript age] = 4.59 years at initial assessment) were assessed. In addition, their 202 kindergarten…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Federal Programs, Preschool Children, School Readiness