NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
The Relations between American Children's Head Start Experience and Pre-Academic Skills: A Comparison with Children from A Community Group
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Zhang, Chenyi; Dobbs-Oates, Jennifer – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2019
This study used data from Early Childhood Longitudinal Study -- Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) and examined the relations between children's Head Start exposure and their early academic skills (i.e., language, literacy, and math skills) in the United States. Two groups of children who shared similar socio-economic status and disability status but received…
Descriptors: Children, Longitudinal Studies, Surveys, Federal Programs
Preschool Attendance and School Readiness for Children of Immigrant Mothers in the United States
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lee, RaeHyuck; Han, Wen-Jui; Waldfogel, Jane; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2018
We examined the associations between preschool attendance and academic school readiness at kindergarten entry among 5-year-old children of immigrant mothers in the United States using data from a US nationally representative sample (Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort, N = 1650). Comparing children who were in preschool (Head Start,…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Attendance, School Readiness, Immigrants
Medicaid: Extent of Dental Disease in Children Has Not Decreased, and Millions Are Estimated to Have Untreated Tooth Decay. Report to Congressional Requesters. GAO-08-1121
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Cosgrove, James C. – US Government Accountability Office, 2008
In recent years, concerns have been raised about the adequacy of dental care for low-income children. Attention to this subject became more acute due to the widely publicized case of Deamonte Driver, a 12-year-old boy who died as a result of an untreated infected tooth that led to a fatal brain infection. Deamonte had health coverage through…
Descriptors: State Programs, Income, Dental Health, Diseases
Guest Editorial: Federal Efforts Toward Enhancing Comparability in Research Results on Childhood and Adolescence
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Grotberg, Edith H.; Hurt, Maure, Jr. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1975
Addressing the problems of cross-research analysis, two Federal Interagency Panels have recommended that researchers: 1) use more complete definitions of the variables used in their study; 2) be more precise in their descriptions of populations; and 3) insure that their methodology and research lends itself to a comparability review. (BJG)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Comparative Analysis, Definitions
The Distribution of Currently-Funded Federal Research and Development Projects on Children, Both In and Outside the United States.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Heyneman, Stephen P. – 1975
More than two dozen federal agencies in five departments in one way or another sponsor research or melioristic programs that have as their ultimate goal the improvement of a child's life. Text and tables describe the different programs. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Children, Comparative Analysis
Jobs First: Final Report on Connecticut's Welfare Reform Initiative.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Bloom, Dan; Scrivener, Susan; Michalopoulos, Charles; Morris, Pamela; Hendra, Richard; Adams-Ciardullo, Diana; Walter, Johanna – 2002
An evaluation of Jobs First (JF) compared the experiences of JF participants who were subject to welfare reform policies with those of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) participants who were subject to prior welfare rules. It collected information for four years about JF's impacts on participants' children and analyzed its financial…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adults, Children
Reforming Welfare and Rewarding Work: Final Report on the Minnesota Family Investment Program. Volume 1: Effects on Adults [and] Volume 2: Effects on Children.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Miller, Cynthia; Knox, Virginia; Gennetian, Lisa A.; Dodoo, Martey; Hunter, Jo Anna; Redcross, Cindy – 2000
The Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) began in 1994 as a major welfare initiative that differed from the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) by featuring the following elements: financial incentives to work; participation requirements for long-term welfare recipients; and simplification of welfare rules and procedures. In…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adults, Change Strategies, Children