Growth monitoring (GM) is integral in child health programming. More than 73% of children under-five years in Mutasa district were missed during routine GM in 2015. We set out to evaluate the GM programme in 20 health facilities within Mutasa, Zimbabwe. A comparative process-outcome evaluation using the Logical Framework approach was used. A desk…

Researchers continue to be interested in the evaluation of early childhood education programmes, their interventions, and the implementation of different types of evaluation. Their interest continues to increase and attract other researchers. In understanding the nature and appropriate use of evaluation in early childhood education and the basis…

The results of previous research on the "Language for Learning" programme suggest that it produces positive effects on the intellectual, language, and social skills of young children with and without disabilities [Benner, G. J., Trout, A., Nordness, P. N., Nelson, J. R., Knobel, M. L., Epstein, A.,…Epstein, M. H. (2002). "The…

This article reviews studies evaluating the effectiveness of two types of early intervention programmes for babies with Down's syndrome (DS). Evaluation of self-help early intervention programmes was done with two types of training with the parents: in the first the parents learned the training programme from observing the clinician, and in the…

Investigated the effect of a 3-week school-based nutrition education program on nutrition knowledge and healthy food choices of fifth graders randomly assigned to experimental or control group. Found that the experimental group exhibited a significant increase in nutrition knowledge from pretest to posttest and significant change in compliance in…

Examined impact of a 5-week music/movement program involving relaxation, kinesics, singing, visual contact, and tactile stimulation on first-time mothers' use of music and movement with their infants. Found that the program extended mothers' use of relaxation to music and rhythmical movement with their infants but not the use of song and massage…

Examined the effectiveness of the eight-week "Words Can Hurt You" anti-bias curriculum on kindergartners' gender stereotyping and perceived competency. Analysis of pretest/posttest scores in experimental and contrast groups indicated that the anti-bias curriculum increased androgynous responses on the Gender-Stereotyped Attitude Scale for Children…

Examined impact of a year-long course to enable new mothers to become more knowledgeable, observant, and responsive to their infants' cues. Found that compared to the non-intervention group, intervention group mothers significantly increased their knowledge of infant development, were more proactive with regard to infant medical care, and their…

Investigated impact of Derman Sparks' Anti-Bias Curriculum on gender role stereotyping. Found that children who experienced the curriculum were more aware of anti-bias gender roles than children from a contrast center. Asian children were less aware than non-Asian Australian children, but both showed increasing awareness after intervention. There…

Examined the functioning of admissions policies based on criteria of social need at two community nurseries providing integrated education, health, and social services, and two traditional nursery schools in the Strathclyde region of Scotland. Found that the community nurseries were more successful in admitting children from families with defined…

Describes a comparative progress analysis of the formulation and implementation of aims and objectives in two traditional nursery schools and two community nurseries providing integrated education, health, and social services, in the Strathclyde region of Scotland. Found that the traditional nursery schools were better organized and more…

Compared the cross-cultural effectiveness of a 10-hour psychoeducational program with 82 Mexican and 63 American mothers of very young children. Found that both groups significantly increased their expectations and use of nurturing strategies and reduced their use of verbal and corporal punishment following the program. Reported child behavior…