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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...

Agenda for ACF Hispanic Research Work Group Meeting, March 2012

March 26, 2012
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This is the Agenda for the Hispanic Research Work Group Meeting that took place on March 26, 2012, in Washington, DC...

Agenda for Hispanic Research Work Group Meeting, May 2011

May 2, 2011
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This is the Agenda for the Hispanic Research Work Group Meeting that took place on May 2, 2011, in Washington, DC...

Penny Wise and Effect Size Foolish, Greg Duncan, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University

March 5, 2007
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This session focused on the merits of incorporating cost and benefit analysis into effect size calculations for…

Agenda - Supporting Positive Language and Literacy Development in Young Language Minority Children: Research, Policy, and Practice Roundtable Meeting

April 16, 2008
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This is the Agenda for the Wednesday, April 16, 2008, Supporting Positive Language and Literacy Development in…

HomVEE Tribal Evidence Review

August 15, 2011
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In June 2010, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Care, in partnership with the...

Early Care and Education Usage and Households’ Out-of-Pocket Costs: Tabulations from the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE)

June 1, 2018
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This publication uses data from the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) to present four sets of tables, summarizing...

Study of Coordination of Tribal TANF and Child Welfare Services: Final Report

June 23, 2016
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This report details 14 tribes and tribal organizations’ implementation of service coordination efforts across Tribal TANF and child welfare services. It describes the tribes and tribal organizations, explores their journeys to strengthen tribal families, identifies project facilitators and challenges, and shares lessons learned...