Researchers assessed whether family instability, childhood conduct disorder, and childhood abuse were correlated with criminal justice involvement or incarceration in a sample of homeless Veterans.
Despite recent growth in research highlighting the potential of teacher–child relationships to promote children’s development during the early years of school, questions remain about the importance of these relationships across elementary school.
The relationships between teacher-child relationships, academic achievement, and behavioral problems were evaluated in a nationally representative sample of elementary school children.
There has been increasing interest in the promotion of social and emotional learning in schools, and research has shown positive outcomes. However, relatively few studies have been conducted in kindergarten classrooms or considered the feasibility of kindergarten implementation.
Teacher and parent behavior ratings were used to assess changes in the social and emotional competence of Kindergarten students after receiving the Strong Start curriculum.
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the dental utilization of children enrolled in a military dental insurance program and to assess if utilization differs by socioeconomic status.
Claims data were used to assess child utilization of the TRICARE Dental Program for a dental check-up at least once during a period of a year. The majority of children enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program had at least one dental check-up during the study year.
Using data from the state evaluation of Michigan 21st Century Community Learning Centers, this study employed multilevel modeling to examine racial/ethnic and programmatic factors relevant to two aspects of after-school program participation: youths voluntary participation and parents reasons for
This article aims to understand youths’ voluntary participation in afterschool programs (ASPs), as well as reasons their parents’ reasons for enrolling them, taking into consideration: race/ethnicity, program quality, and program policies.