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Direct linkLindsey, Michael A.; Hayward, R. Anna; DePanfilis, Diane – Research on Social Work Practice, 2010
Objective: This study examines the impact of the Family Connections (FC) intervention on preventing behavioral problems among urban, predominantly African American children at risk of neglect. Method: Secondary data analyses using mixed model analyses of variance (ANOVA) with repeated measures were used to examine gender differences in child…
Descriptors: African American Children, Intervention, Family Programs, Prevention
Temple, Judy A.; Reynolds, Arthur J.; Arteaga, Irma – Education and Urban Society, 2010
Studies have documented a strong relationship between low birth-weight status and adverse child outcomes such as poor school performance and need for special education services. Following a cohort of more than 1,300 low-income and predominately African American children in the Chicago Longitudinal Study, the authors investigate whether birth…
Descriptors: African American Children, Body Weight, Student Placement, Preschool Education
Annesi, James J.; Westcott, Wayne L.; Faigenbaum, Avery D.; Unruh, Jennifer L. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2005
To address reduced physical education (PE) in elementary schools, a 12-week physical activity protocol was tested on 5-12-year-old, primarily African American, girls (n = 226) and boys (n = 344) at 14 YMCA after-school care sites. The 3 times/week, 45-min session curriculum included cardiovascular, resistance, and flexibility training, in which…
Descriptors: African American Children, Elementary School Students, Physical Activities, After School Programs
