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Download full textMcCoy, Dana Charles; Sabol, Terri J.; Hanno, Emily C.; Odgers, Candice L. – AERA Open, 2022
Little research in education has focused on school neighborhoods. We employ a novel systematic social observation tool--the internet-based School Neighborhood Assessment Protocol (iSNAP)--within Google Street View to quantify the physical characteristics of 291 preschool communities in nine U.S. cities. We find low to moderate correlations (r =…
Descriptors: Neighborhood Schools, Preschools, School Location, Institutional Characteristics
Allensworth, Elaine M.; Zou, Andrew – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2020
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) have shown considerable improvements in student achievement over the last 20 years, but concerns about unequal educational opportunities across different communities in the city continues to be a pressing issue. The North Lawndale Cluster Initiative (NLCI) sought to improve academic achievement and educational…
Descriptors: Neighborhood Schools, Elementary Schools, High Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkSpain, Angeline K.; Ehrlich, Stacy B.; Cowhy, Jennifer R.; Dasgupta, Denali K.; Lockaby, Tracey – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2018
In Chicago's Altgeld-Riverdale neighborhood, the Pre-Kindergarten to Kindergarten Transitions Project (PKTP) promotes an intentional approach to early educational transitions through the implementation of classroom and community transition practices. PKTP brings together teachers and families from across all schools and early childhood centers…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Family School Relationship
Spain, Angeline K.; Ehrlich, Stacy B.; Cowhy, Jennifer R.; Dasgupta, Denali K.; Lockaby, Tracey – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2018
In Chicago's Altgeld-Riverdale neighborhood, the Pre-Kindergarten to Kindergarten Transitions Project (PKTP) promotes an intentional approach to early educational transitions through the implementation of classroom and community transition practices. PKTP brings together teachers and families from across all schools and early childhood centers…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Family School Relationship
Jarrett, Robin L.; Coba-Rodriguez, Sarai – Journal of Negro Education, 2019
Policymakers have refocused attention on the school readiness of low-income, African American children. Yet, preschools, elementary schools, and families often differ in their beliefs about salient abilities. The degree of alignment among teachers and parents influences how successfully children make the transition to kindergarten. Focusing on one…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Low Income Students, African American Students, Preschool Teachers
Cloney, Dan; Cleveland, Gordon; Hattie, John; Tayler, Collette – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: This article provides Australian evidence of the availability and quality of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in low-socioeconomic status (SES) neighborhoods. There is less availability of ECEC in low-SES areas in Australia, and these programs provide a lower average quality of care than in more advantaged…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Socioeconomic Status, Neighborhoods, Foreign Countries
Ansari, Arya; Pivnick, Lilla; Gershoff, Elizabeth; Crosnoe, Robert; Orozco-Lapray, Diana – Grantee Submission, 2018
With a qualitative approach drawing from four focus groups, this study explored what aspects of preschool are valued most by 30 low-income Latino/a immigrant parents with children enrolled in a state-funded preschool program in Texas. Beyond the push and pull factors of necessity, convenience, and supply, parents reported valuing the…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
Fusco, Gene S. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1964
There has developed in recent years a growing realization among educators, social scientists, and others that culturally deprived school-children cannot develop their potential unless they are provided with more educational and cultural opportunities than they typically receive. The educational handicaps stem, in large part, from their culturally…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Neighborhoods, Family School Relationship, Economically Disadvantaged
