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Karen L. Bierman; Brenda S. Heinrichs; Janet A. Welsh; Damon E. Jones; D. Max Crowley – Child Development, 2025
This study examined the impact of the Head Start Research-based, Developmentally Informed (REDI) preschool intervention on high school outcomes and explored longitudinal mediation. 356 children (58% White, 25% Black, 17% Latinx; 54% female, 46% male; M[subscript age] = 4.49 years) were recruited from Head Start classrooms which were randomized to…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Outcomes of Education, High School Students, Longitudinal Studies
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Reynolds, Arthur J.; Ou, Suh-Ruu – Child Development, 2011
The current study investigated the contribution of 5 hypotheses to the estimated effects of preschool in the Child-Parent Centers on occupational prestige, felony arrest, and depressive symptoms in adulthood in the Chicago Longitudinal Study. An alternative-intervention, quasi-experimental design included over 1,400 low-income participants (93% of…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Reputation, Family Programs
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Myers, Sonya S.; Morris, Amanda Sheffield – Early Education and Development, 2009
Research Findings: The current project examined the unique and interactive relations of child effortful control and teacher-child relationships to low-income preschoolers' socioemotional adjustment. One hundred and forty Head Start children (77 boys and 63 girls), their parents, lead teachers, and teacher assistants participated in this study.…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Conflict, Emotional Development, Social Adjustment
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Stormont, Melissa Ann; Smith, Sandra Covington; Lewis, Timothy J. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2007
Although research has clearly supported the use of school-wide positive behavior support (PBS) in elementary school settings, data-based research has not been conducted to support program-wide PBS in early childhood settings. The purpose of this study was to specifically support teachers' use of universal features of program-wide PBS and to…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Intervention, Positive Reinforcement, Behavior Problems
Fox, Lise; Smith, Barbara J. – Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children, 2007
A growing body of evidence confirms that serious and persistent challenging behaviors in early childhood directly relate to later problems in school success, social relationships, educational and vocational success, and social adjustment. Conversely, key social skills associated with learning in group settings include being able to get along with…
Descriptors: Young Children, Social Adjustment, Federal Programs, Federal Legislation