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Comparison of Saliva Collection Methods in Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: Acceptability and Recovery of Cortisol
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Putnam, Susan K.; Lopata, Christopher; Fox, Jeffery D.; Thomeer, Marcus L.; Rodgers, Jonathan D.; Volker, Martin A.; Lee, Gloria K.; Neilans, Erik G.; Werth, Jilynn – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
This study compared cortisol concentrations yielded using three saliva collection methods (passive drool, salivette, and sorbette) in both in vitro and in vivo conditions, as well as method acceptability for a sample of children (n = 39) with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders. No cortisol concentration differences were observed between…
Descriptors: Autism, Comparative Analysis, Science Experiments, Data Collection
Efficacy Study of a Professional Development Intervention to Strengthen Organizational Conditions and Effective Teaching in Early Education Settings
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Pacchiano, Debra M.; Whalen, Samuel P.; Horsley, Heather L.; Parkinson, Kathleen – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Decades of evidence demonstrates that high-quality, well-implemented early education can positively impact the learning trajectories of vulnerable, high-needs young children. Yet, the majority of publicly-funded programs nationwide struggle to implement to quality standards with fidelity and fail to significantly advance children's early…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Intervention, Early Childhood Education
The Normative Development of Emotion Regulation Strategy Use in Children and Adolescents: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study
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Gullone, Eleonora; Hughes, Elizabeth K.; King, Neville J.; Tonge, Bruce – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: Emotion regulation involves intrinsic and extrinsic processes responsible for managing one's emotions toward goal accomplishment. Research on emotion regulation has predominantly focused on early developmental periods and the majority of emotion regulation research examining the pre-adult years has lacked a comprehensive theoretical…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Norms, Followup Studies, Child Development
The Better Beginnings, Better Futures Project: Findings from Grade 3 to Grade 9
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Peters, Ray DeV.; Bradshaw, Alison J.; Petrunka, Kelly; Nelson, Geoffrey; Herry, Yves; Craig, Wendy M.; Arnold, Robert; Parker, Kevin C. H.; Khan, Shahriar R.; Hoch, Jeffrey S.; Pancer, S. Mark; Loomis, Colleen; Belanger, Jean-Marc; Evers, Susan; Maltais, Claire; Thompson, Katherine; Rossiter, Melissa D. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2010
Although comprehensive and ecological approaches to early childhood prevention are commonly advocated, there are few examples of long-term follow-up of such programs. In this monograph, we investigate the medium- and long-term effects of an ecological, community-based prevention project for primary school children and families living in three…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Quasiexperimental Design, Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
Family Instability and Child Well-Being
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Fomby, Paula; Cherlin, Andrew J. – American Sociological Review, 2007
Children who experience multiple transitions in family structure may face worse developmental outcomes than children raised in stable, two-parent families, and perhaps even worse than children raised in stable, single-parent families--a point denoted in much prior research. Multiple transitions and negative child outcomes, however, may be…
Descriptors: Children, Well Being, Family Environment, Reliability
Child Development and the Social Demography of Childhood.
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Hernandez, Donald J. – Child Development, 1997
Provides background information and a practical guide for including demographic information in developmental research. Describes historic demographic trends reflecting ways family and economic environments have been and continue to be transformed; presents demographic statistics to provide basis for comparison of research populations; and offers…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Demography
An Investigation of the Singing Abilities of Kindergarten and First Grade Children in East Texas.
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Young, William T. – 1971
The overall purpose of this study was the investigation of the singing abilities of kindergarten and first grade children. Information was sought concerning the following: (1) the maximum singing range of preschool children compared to that of first grade children, (2) the range within which accurate singing could be expected from the majority of…
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection
Child Care Programs: Estimation of Impacts and Evaluation of Alternative Federal Strategies. Volume 2: Appendixes. Final Report: Part II.
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Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, Minneapolis, Minn. – 1971
Eight appendixes to a final report "Alternative Federal Day Care Strategies for the 1970's" comprise this volume. The appendixes are as follows: A. References for Estimation and Evaluation of Impacts upon Children and Parents--contains a list of 292 studies, articles, and reports published between 1958 and 1971; B. Impacts of Preschool…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Development, Citations (References), Comparative Analysis