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Stephens, Samuel A. – Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, 2017
This Research-to-Policy Resource List identifies resources in the Research Connections collection published in 2010 or later that examine access to and utilization of early care and education by children in families experiencing homelessness, early childhood programs and practices that are designed to address their specific developmental needs,…
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Homeless People, Access to Education
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, 2014
This document presents a compilation of selected Research Connections resources focused on subsidized child care and quality, including a summary of issues addressed in the literature and a listing of resources about the relationships among child care subsidies, program quality, and child outcomes, as well as resources on policy considerations…
Descriptors: Child Care, Program Effectiveness, Public Policy, Access to Education
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McGowan, Beth – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2012
The study of obesity is a relatively new interdisciplinary academic field. The community college library shelves should contain two types of resources. First, several kinds of reference materials, and second, a host of broader materials that place the discussion of obesity within a cultural framework. This overview is divided into two major…
Descriptors: Obesity, College Libraries, Reference Materials, Library Materials
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, 2010
"Research Connections" conducted a comprehensive search of its collection for resources focused on child care health and safety. This Key Topic Resource List includes an overview and listing of selected resources from the literature. Resources of various types- including reports and papers, fact sheets and briefs, summaries, and reviews…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Safety, Standards, Child Care
Piotrowski, Chris – Online Submission, 2013
There, undoubtedly, will be a flurry of research activity in the "Superstorm" Sandy impact area on a myriad of disaster-related topics, across academic disciplines. The purpose of this study was to review the disaster research related specifically to hurricanes in the educational and social sciences that would best serve as a compendium…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Educational Research, Citations (References), Natural Disasters
Francis, Caroline M. – National Poverty Center, 2013
This bibliography summarizes recent research on the structure and effectiveness of workforce development programs. While the term "workforce development" can mean many things, this document focuses on programs to help low-skill, low-wage and displaced workers increase their employment and earnings, as well as labor market trends that…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Labor Force Development, Low Income Groups, Labor Market
Hector-Mason, Anestine; Shaewitz, Dahlia; Sherman, Renee; Brown, Delphinia; Salomon, Erika; Bauman, Emily; Mendieta, Yorkmit; Corley, Mary Ann – American Institutes for Research, 2009
On July 17, 2008 the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) awarded a contract to the American Institutes for Research (AIR) to assist OVAE in conducting a descriptive study of instructional and programmatic practices that support the transition of English language learners (TELL) from English as a second…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Adult Basic Education