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Direct linkLove, John M.; Chazan-Cohen, Rachel; Raikes, Helen; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2013
The federal Early Head Start (EHS) program began in 1995, and a randomized trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of 17 EHS programs. In all, 3,001 low-income families (35% African American, 24% Hispanic, and 37% White) with a pregnant women or an infant under the age of 12 months were randomly assigned to a treatment or control group (with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Pregnancy, Program Effectiveness, Behavior Problems
English, Katrina E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The need to close the educational gap between Black and White students necessitated a search for answers through parental strategies that impact school readiness. Educational and child development literature support the fact that what a caregiver/parent does and/or does not do for their children, essentially, beginning at birth , has an impact on…
Descriptors: African American Students, African American Children, Qualitative Research, School Readiness
Hanlon, Thomas E.; Simon, Betsy D.; O'Grady, Kevin E.; Carswell, Steven B.; Callaman, Jason M. – Education and Urban Society, 2009
The present study reports on the effectiveness at one-year follow-up of an after-school prevention program targeting 6th grade African American youth residing in high-risk urban areas. The program, conducted on-site over the school-year period, involved a group mentoring approach emphasizing remedial education and an appreciation of African…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Prevention, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement
Jurbergs, Nichole; Palcic, Jennette; Kelley, Mary Lou – School Psychology Quarterly, 2007
This study evaluates the effectiveness of school-home notes for increasing academic productivity and on-task behavior of low-income, African American children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Using a withdrawal, alternating treatments design, each student received school-home notes with and without a response cost…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, African American Children, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
LaPoint, Velma; Ellison, Constance M.; Boykin, A. Wade – Journal of Negro Education, 2006
A report is presented on school reform interventions and outcomes of the Howard University Center of Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk (CRESPAR)/Capstone Institute that uses evidence-based strategies to promote the academic achievement and social competence of African American children. The "participant action…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Interpersonal Competence, African American Children, School Restructuring
Bartholomew, L. Kay; Sockrider, Marianna M.; Abramson, Stuart L.; Swank, Paul R.; Czyzewski, Danita I.; Tortolero, Susan R.; Markham, Christine M.; Fernandez, Maria E.; Shegog, Ross; Tyrrell, Shellie – Journal of School Health, 2006
The "Partners in School Asthma Management" program for inner-city elementary school children comprises (1) case finding; (2) linkage of school nurses, parents, and clinicians; (3) a computer-based tailored educational program; and (4) school environmental assessment and intervention. Case finding identified 1730 children in 60 elementary schools…
Descriptors: Diseases, Program Evaluation, Self Management, Urban Schools
