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Effect Sizes and Their Calculation (and Miscalculation) - Panel 1 Summary

March 5, 2007
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The discussion session focused on methods for standardizing the language used when reporting effect sizes and…

Agenda for ACF Hispanic Research Work Group Meeting, December 2012

December 3, 2012
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This is the Agenda for the Hispanic Research Work Group Meeting that took place on December 3, 2012, in Washington, DC...

Features of Programs Designed to Help Families Achieve Economic Security and Promote Child Well-being

December 12, 2017
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This brief identifies common features of programs that offer integrated services to support both the economic security of families and the development and wellbeing of children.

Focusing on programs operating as of early 2016, the brief discusses:...

Using Administrative Data in Social Policy Research

August 29, 2016
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Administrative data have the potential to help us answer pressing social policy questions. Government stakeholders and researchers are exploring the promises of using administrative data for research purposes.

This brief summarizes an Innovative Methods Meeting that was organized by OPRE in the fall of 2015 that considered the potential benefits and pitfalls of using administrative data for research purposes...

Household Questionnaire, Revised

November 28, 2011
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This instrument details the National Survey of Early Care & Education’s Revised Household Questionnaire…

Home-Based Provider Questionnaire, Revised

November 28, 2011
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This instrument details the National Survey of Early Care & Education’s Revised Home-Based Provider…

Center-Based Provider Screener, Revised

November 28, 2011
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This instrument details the National Survey of Early Care & Education’s Revised Center-Based Provider…

Number and Characteristics of Early Care and Education (ECE) Teachers and Caregivers: Initial Findings from the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE)

November 5, 2013
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What did the early childhood teaching and caregiving workforce look like in 2012? This research brief describes the Early Care and Education (ECE) workforce data developed in the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE). The survey focuses on individuals providing direct care and education for children birth through five years and not yet in kindergarten. Findings are based on over 10,000 questionnaires completed in 2012 by a sample of individuals representing about one million...

How should we calculate effect sizes? What are common mistakes in the calculation of effect sizes? How does research design influence the calculation of effect sizes? Howard Bloom, MDRC

March 5, 2007
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There are two considerations when computing or interpreting Effect Sizes: (a) different definitions of effect…

Survey Data Elements to Unpack Diversity of Hispanic Populations

March 31, 2014
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The grouping "Hispanic" often makes it challenging to observe important social experiences that relate strongly to the needs, service experiences, and outcomes of interest to ACF for various Hispanic subgroups. Existing federal surveys do not consistently collect data to sufficiently examine how Hispanic ethnicity interacts with other socio-cultural experiences or how it relates to specific outcomes. Because current measurement is inadequate to differentiate characteristics within...