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A Longitudinal Examination of Breadth and Intensity of Youth Activity Involvement and Successful Development
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Busseri, Michael A.; Rose-Krasnor, Linda; Willoughby, Teena; Chalmers, Heather – Developmental Psychology, 2006
Connections between youth activity involvement and indicators of successful development were examined in a longitudinal high school sample. Drawing on theories of expertise skill development (e.g., J. Cote, 1999); the selection, optimization, and compensation framework (P. B. Baltes, 1997); and theories of positive youth development (e.g., R. M.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Skill Development, Incidence, Youth Programs
Does Head Start Work? A 1-Year Follow-Up Comparison of Disadvantaged Children Attending Head Start, No Preschool, and Other Preschool Programs.
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Lee, Valerie E.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1988
Comparing 969 economically disadvantaged children attending Head Start, other preschools, or no preschool, this study assessed the Project's effectiveness. Findings indicated that Head Start provided an especially enriching preschool experience, and was an impressive instrument of short-term change in children. Gains in behaviors other than…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Youth, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education
Adequacy of Responses Given by Low-Income and Middle-Income Kindergarten Children in Structured Adult-Child Conversations.
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Gordon, Alice M. – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Comparisons were made in the conversations of 16 low income children in a preschool intervention program, a group of low income children not in the program, and a group of middle income children. Adults' conversational turns included three types of cognitively complex initiations. Results demonstrated a facilitating effect of day care…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis
Effect of Quality of Day Care Environment on Children's Language Development.
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McCartney, Kathleen – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Hypothesizes that the amount of verbal interaction with caregivers would be a salient index of center quality, in that it would be a particularly important determinant of language skill. Three sets of measures were used to assess quality of the day care environment: children's language development, family background, and home…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Cognitive Development, Day Care, Day Care Centers