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Ferretti, Larissa K.; Bub, Kristen L. – Early Education and Development, 2017
Research Findings: Using data from 3,250 participants in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort, we used structural equation modeling to investigate whether family routines (e.g., bedtime routine, reading routine) established in preschool predict children's school readiness (i.e., academic skills, social-emotional skills, and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Readiness, Family Environment, Structural Equation Models
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Weaver, R. Glenn; Webster, Collin; Egan, Catherine; Campos, Carolina; Michael, Robert D.; Crimarco, Anthony – Health Education Journal, 2017
Objective: This study assessed the impact of Partnerships for Active Children in Elementary Schools (PACES) on children's moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during physical education (PE) and teachers' incorporation of physical activity promotion strategies after one academic semester (i.e. 4 months) of the intervention. Design: Single…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Elementary Schools, Physical Education, Physical Fitness
Bai, Yu; Braun, Amy Dominello; Evans, Kelly; Fiske, Edward – Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, 2017
This report describes the population of young children in Durham, North Carolina, through the lenses of socioeconomics, health and education. When helpful in highlighting areas of strength or concern, data on Durham's children are compared with their counterparts statewide. The report also shows how particular groups within the overall population…
Descriptors: Young Children, Socioeconomic Influences, Child Health, Education
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Horner, Christy G.; Wallace, Tanner L. – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: Understanding how school personnel can best support students' development of communication skills around feelings is critical to long-term health outcomes. The measurement of emotion socialization in schools facilitates future research in this area; we review existing measures of emotion socialization to assess their applicability…
Descriptors: Socialization, Psychological Patterns, Measures (Individuals), Content Analysis
Friedman-Krauss, Allison; Bernstein, Sima; Barnett, W. Steven – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2019
While the link between schooling and health has been well established, the direct and indirect effects of early childhood education programs on health have recently become a more substantial focus of research. This brief summarizes the research evidence, organized by three theoretical models that explain how early childhood education and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Child Health, Models
Adams, Lindsay – World Bank, 2019
The Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) initiative produces comparative data and knowledge on education policies and institutions, with the aim of helping countries systematically strengthen their education systems. SABER evaluates the quality of education policies against evidence-based global standards, using new diagnostic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Development, Young Children, Preschool Education
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Trinidad, Jose Eos – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2021
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has disrupted and posed great challenges for kindergarten-grade 12 education systems. Initial studies on education and COVID-19 often focus on technology use, student learning, and school reopening plans. However, debates on the form of instruction become futile when stakeholders are unclear about what the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Equal Education, School Closing
Hahn, Heather; Lou, Cary; Isaacs, Julia B.; Lauderback, Eleanor; Daly, Hannah; Steuerle, C. Eugene – Urban Institute, 2021
Public spending on children represents an effort to invest in the nation's future by supporting children's healthy development and human potential. To inform policymakers, children's advocates, and the general public about how public funds are spent on children, this 15th edition of the annual "Kids' Share" report provides an updated…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Federal Aid, State Aid, Children
Estes, Elizabeth; Davis, Jeff; Shilton, Adrienne; Stoner-Mertz, Christine; Funk, Michael; Eisenberg, Lisa; Weller, Teneh; Knecht, Richard S.; Kelley, Veronica; Kain, Lara; Peck, Jennifer; Rosario, Aleah; Lombardo, Michael; Kimner, Hayin; Jacobs, Melissa; Dickey, Amanda; Epstein, Ken; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Alcala, Lupita; Caparas, Ruthie; Coley, Aressa; Justus, Marianne; Willis, Jason; Larsen, Karen – WestEd, 2022
This field guide is a first step by a collaborative of California child-serving education, health, and social service experts and leaders to further California's current efforts toward one effective, integrated, comprehensive, school-based child-serving system. The guide includes guidance for both local education agencies (LEAs) and state leaders,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Guides, School Districts, Public Officials
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McKay, Veronica – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2018
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 calls on countries to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Sub-goal 4.6 aims to ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults of both genders achieve literacy and numeracy, with literacy being regarded indispensable not only for the…
Descriptors: Literacy, Lifelong Learning, Sustainable Development, Learning Activities
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Hoeeg, Didde; Grabowski, Dan; Christensen, Ulla – Health Education, 2018
Purpose: To treat childhood obesity, health education interventions are often aimed at the whole family. However, such interventions seem to have a relatively limited effect on weight loss. The purpose of this paper is to examine how families enrolled in a family-based health education intervention manage the intervention in their daily lives and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Obesity, Child Health, Health Promotion
Wang, Jianjun – Online Submission, 2018
Since 1998, early childhood education and support services were funded by 50-cents-per-pack tobacco tax through Proposition 10 funding in California. In November, 2016, another proposal was endorsed by voters to add $2.00-per-pack tobacco tax for purposes unrelated to early childhood services, yet the decline of cigarette consumption will…
Descriptors: Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Taxes, Educational Finance
Reback, Randall – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2018
Public schools can be a relatively desirable location for efficient and widespread distribution of physical and mental health services to children. However, California provides fewer physical and mental health services in schools than almost any other state. This brief summarizes "Investments in Student Health and Mental Health in…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Physical Health, Mental Health, Child Health
Children Now, 2024
Over the last decade, California leaders have made tremendous progress on supporting kids in some crucial areas. They have vastly increased the percentage of children enrolled in health insurance and made paid family leave available for most workers. They have also invested in free school meals, committed to universal transitional kindergarten,…
Descriptors: Well Being, Futures (of Society), Child Development, Racial Differences
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Bradford, Robert; Holliday, Megan; Schultz, Amy; Moser, Christy – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2015
The prevalence of childhood eating disorders is increasing in pediatric practice across the country. It is therefore important for occupational therapists to be familiar with current research, resources, and intervention strategies related to a variety of eating diagnoses. In this column we highlight basic definitions of a variety of eating…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Personnel, Children, Child Health
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