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A Phenomenological Study of Children's Experiences while Families Receive Services from a Homeless Agency
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Lorelle, Sonya – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Children who experience homelessness have an increased risk for negative outcomes in several developmental areas (Bucker, 2008). While there are numerous programs that hope to mediate these and other risks by offering services to families experiencing homelessness, there is a paucity of research that addresses how children's psychosocial needs are…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Homeless People, At Risk Persons
The Logic of Interpreting Evidence of Developmental Ordering: Strong Inference and Categorical Measures.
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Dixon, James A.; Moore, Colleen F. – Developmental Psychology, 2000
Analyzes the logical basis of testing developmental order hypotheses with categorical measures. Argues that depending on whether saltatory or continuous developmental changes are being assessed, the observed relationship between categorical measures yields different types of information about developmental ordering. Maintains that when change is…
Descriptors: Child Development, Data Analysis, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
Cumulative Risk and Early Cognitive Development: A Comparison of Statistical Risk Models.
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Burchinal, Margaret R.; Roberts, Joanne E.; Hooper, Stephen; Zeisel, Susan A. – Developmental Psychology, 2000
Examined analytic methods for describing children's social risk. Found that the individual-risk-variables approach provided better overall prediction of developmental outcomes at a particular age. The risk-factor approach provided good prediction of developmental trajectories with moderate to large sample sizes. The risk-index was useful for…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
From Individual Differences to Dynamic Pathways of Development.
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Fischer, Kurt W.; Pare-Blagoev, Juliana – Child Development, 2000
Suggests ways to use dynamic systems analysis to illuminate the pluralistic and multidimensional model described by Larivee, Normandeau, and Parent (2000). Issues discussed include the characteristics of developmental transitions, such as hysteresis; nature of growth processes, such as hierarchical development or predator-prey interactions; and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Data Analysis
The Intervention Study with Mothers and Infants.
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Forrester, Bettye J. – 1971
An intervention study with mothers and infants is discussed. The project staff consisted of two home visitors, a materials specialist, an infant examiner, and a project coordinator. This study assessed the effectiveness of the program for mothers and infants. Infant abilities and psychological development were tested and homes were rated. One home…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Data Analysis, Home Visits
Investigating Changes in Child Behavior during Elementary School.
DiStefano, Christine; Lasserre-Cortez, Shannon A. – 2003
This longitudinal study used repeated measures analysis of variance (RM ANOVA) and latent growth curve modeling to examine behavior change in 228 elementary school students over grades 1, 2, and 3 who varied in risk status. Of particular interest were the developmental trajectories for behaviors along four dimensions as rated yearly by teachers on…
Descriptors: Aggression, Analysis of Variance, Anxiety, At Risk Persons