Young children enter kindergarten with varying levels of readiness and abilities to learn. One factor that contributes to lower levels of school readiness is poverty. One timely, cost-effective, and feasible strategy to boost school readiness, regardless of exposure to high-quality preschool is to leverage the summer months prior to kindergarten…

Using a socio-cultural lens, this study explores two unique populations participating in an intergenerational music experience: seven infants/caregivers (ages 3-16 months) and eight retired women religious (ages 70-94). I was curious to examine how music-making across ages might facilitate new-found meaning for old people whilst simultaneously…

Surveyed 460 southern U.S. adults on their attitudes toward HIV-infected children attending day care, schools, or camp, and who should be informed of child's HIV status. Most rated their knowledge of AIDS as high; almost half felt doctors should allow HIV infected children to attend group activities; and most felt administrators and teachers…