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Kate Schwartz; Lina Torossian; Duja Michael; Jamile Youssef; Hiro Yoshikawa; Somaia Razzak; Katie Murphy – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
Background/Context: The COVID-19 pandemic challenged the way we conduct research. For some modes of data collection, such as interviews, there was a ready (if not perfect) analog: face-to-face became phone-based; paper and pen surveys moved online. Others, such as direct assessments of child development, proved more challenging. Despite the…
Descriptors: Child Development, COVID-19, Pandemics, Research Methodology
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Torrente, Catalina; Nathanson, Lori; Rivers, Susan; Brackett, Marc – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
Children's social-emotional skills, such as conflict resolution and emotion regulation, have been linked to a number of highly regarded academic and social outcomes. The current study presents preliminary results from a causal test of the theory of change of RULER, a universal school-based approach to social and emotional learning (SEL).…
Descriptors: Children, Social Development, Emotional Development, Elementary School Students
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Ehrlich, Stacy B.; Gwynne, Julia; Allensworth, Elaine M.; Fatani, Serah – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Consistent school attendance is a key foundation of student learning. While missing one or two school days each year is not likely to have serious consequences, chronic absenteeism (missing 10% or more of enrolled school days) can seriously undermine the learning process (Allensworth & Easton, 2007). Given national efforts to increase the…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Urban Schools, Attendance, Attendance Patterns
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Cárdenas, Sergio; Evans, David K.; Holland, Peter – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
The evidence that investments in early child development can pay high, long-term dividends, is mounting, both in developed and developing countries. However, recent meta-analysis identified very few studies in developing countries. The authors report on the evaluation impact of a low-cost, community-based parent training program for early child…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Randomized Controlled Trials, Parent Education, Program Effectiveness
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Jones, Stephanie M.; Kargman, Marie; Kargman, Max; Bailey, Rebecca – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
This paper presents initial results from a pilot evaluation of the pre-K component of a new school-based intervention strategy (Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Understanding and Regulation in education, SECURe) for pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade that is designed to build skills in social-emotional learning (focusing on executive function and…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Cognitive Development, Preschool Education
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Mashburn, Andrew J.; Downer, Jason T. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
The goals of the Head Start Impact Study (HSIS) are to: (1) determine the impacts of Head Start on children's school readiness and parental practices that support children's development; and (2) to determine under what circumstances Head Start achieves its greatest impacts and for which children (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2010).…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, School Readiness, Parent Role