Teachers / Program Staff
The Effectiveness of Early Head Start for 3-year-old Children and Their Parents: Lessons for Policy and Programs
Early Head Start, a federal program begun in 1995 for low-income pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers, was evaluated through a randomized trial of 3,001 families in 17 programs.
Beyond Grade Retention and Social Promotion: Promoting the Social and Academic Competence of Students
During the past decade, amidst the current context emphasizing educational standards and accountability, the practice of grade retention has increased.
The Prosocial Classroom: Teacher Social and Emotional Competence in Relation to Student and Classroom Outcomes
The authors propose a model of the prosocial classroom that highlights the importance of teachers’ social and emotional competence (SEC) and well-being in the development and maintenance of supportive
How Psychosocial Sport & Play Programs Help Youth Manage Adversity: A Review of What We Know & What We Should Research
A review of theories and practices pertaining to the possible underlying dynamics of international community-based resilience enhancing psychosocial sport and play programs, established to help children and
The Effects of Transformational Leadership on Organizational Conditions and Student Engagement with School
Most school restucturing initiatives assume significant capacity development on the part of individuals, as well as whole organizations; they also depend on high levels of motivation and commitment to solvin
The Effects of Universal Pre-K on Cognitive Development
In this study of Oklahoma's universal pre-K program, the authors relied on a strict birthday eligibility criterion to compare "young" kindergarten children who just completed pre-K to "old" pre-K children ju
Norms of Collegiality and Experimentation: Workplace Conditions of School Success
Semistructured interviews with 105 teachers and 14 administrators, supplemented by observation, provide data for a focused ethnography of the school as a workplace, specifically of organizational characteris
Transformational School Leadership for Large-scale Reform: Effects on Students, Teachers, and their Classroom Practices
Using data from a larger 4-year evaluation of England's National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies, this study tested the effects of a school-specific model of transformational leadership on teachers (motivat
What is Special about Special Education for Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders?
Although students with emotional or behavioral disorders have historically experienced poor school outcomes compared to other students with and without disabilities, a number of effective practices are avail