Child TrendsPub Date : 2008-05-01DOI: 10.1037/e555652009-001
Thomson J. Ling, K. Moore
{"title":"What Works for Education: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Social Interventions to Enhance Educational Outcomes. Fact Sheet. Publication #2008-21.","authors":"Thomson J. Ling, K. Moore","doi":"10.1037/e555652009-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e555652009-001","url":null,"abstract":"OVERVIEW The effective education of American children and youth is widely considered an important goal. For individuals, education traditionally has been regarded as a door to expanded opportunities. For the nation, an educated workforce has come to be recognized as essential to ensuring competitiveness in a global economy. An important question for those concerned with improving adolescent functioning is how to increase students’ levels of educational functioning.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115368810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2008-05-01DOI: 10.1037/e573032010-001
V. Ball, K. Moore
{"title":"What Works for Adolescent Reproductive Health: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions. Fact Sheet. Publication #2008-20.","authors":"V. Ball, K. Moore","doi":"10.1037/e573032010-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e573032010-001","url":null,"abstract":"OVERVIEW The reproductive health of American adolescents has been, and continues to be, a matter of serious concern. America’s teen birth rate – already the highest among developed nations – is again on the rise, and rates of sexually transmitted diseases among American teens are very high. As such, the development and identification of effective interventions to help youth avoid negative reproductive health outcomes is of great importance.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"108 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122529765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2008-04-01DOI: 10.1037/e456922008-001
Emily Holcombe, Suzanne Ryan, J. Manlove
{"title":"Discussions about Contraception or STDs Prior to Sex. Fact Sheet. Publication #2008-14.","authors":"Emily Holcombe, Suzanne Ryan, J. Manlove","doi":"10.1037/e456922008-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e456922008-001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130641920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2008-02-01DOI: 10.1037/e456942008-001
Meghan O'Toole, K. Moore, V. Ball
{"title":"Assessing Adolescent Reproductive Health: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Practitioners. Research-to-Results Brief. Publication #2008-08.","authors":"Meghan O'Toole, K. Moore, V. Ball","doi":"10.1037/e456942008-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e456942008-001","url":null,"abstract":"A toy walking rocking horse. The toy horse includes a main body having a seat and a front leg member rigidly attached thereto. A head member shaped to simulate a head of a horse is mounted upon a front portion of the main body, with a pair of elongate handles extending laterally outward from the head in opposing directions. A rear leg member is pivotally attached to the main body at a pivot point such that the front leg member and the rear leg member are rotatable toward and away from each other about the pivot point. A rider may actuate the toy horse into a step-by-step forward progression by sitting upon the seat and alternately (i) rocking backward against the seat to rotate the main body and front leg member in the forward direction to a first forward-advanced position, and (ii) rocking forward against the handles and main body to shift weight of the rider off of the rear leg member to cause it to fall forward to a second forward-advanced position.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122001940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2008-02-01DOI: 10.1037/e411912008-001
K. Moore, J. Kahn
{"title":"Family and Neighborhood Risks: How They Relate to Involvement in Out-of-School Time Activities. Research-to-Results Fact Sheet. Publication #2008-06.","authors":"K. Moore, J. Kahn","doi":"10.1037/e411912008-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e411912008-001","url":null,"abstract":"A device which permits the conveyance of a dry fluid substance from one receptacle to another without the release of a significant amount of dust into the surrounding atmosphere is provided. The device is a housing with an interior volume divided into two sections and having an access opening and a discharge opening. A dry fluid substance is introduced into the device and into an inner chamber within the interior volume of the device which guides the substance from the access opening to the discharge opening and causes the separation of particulate matter from the substance. The particulate matter dispersed from the substance is drawn by a vacuum applied to the housing from the inner chamber into the filter chamber where the particulate matter is retained on a plurality of fine filter bag assemblies. At predetermined intervals, the vacuum applied to the device is shut off which causes the retained particulate matter to fall from the filter bags downwardly in the filter chamber through a pathway and discharged into the center of the stream of substance being discharged through the discharge opening. Thus, the particulate matter is reintroduced into the stream of substance at the point of discharge, but is delivered within the stream of substance which limits the creation of dust at the discharge point. In a preferred embodiment, the clean air chamber and filter chamber of the device are divided into quadrants and each quadrant is connected by a hose to the source of the vacuum. A valve positioned between the hose and the source of the vacuum permits the sequential closure of one section of the device while leaving the remaining sections open. This permits the particulate matter to be released from an individual section or sections of the device during the loading process. This can be regulated by conventional devices.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"2019 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128055625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2008-02-01DOI: 10.1037/e456032008-006
Nicole Zarrett, R. Lerner
{"title":"Ways to Promote the Positive Development of Children and Youth. Research-to-Results Brief. Publication #2008-11.","authors":"Nicole Zarrett, R. Lerner","doi":"10.1037/e456032008-006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e456032008-006","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND The Positive Youth Development approach is supported by a growing body of research on families, schools, and neighborhoods as a cutting-edge approach for enhancing adolescent development, and for helping youth reach their full potential. This approach recognizes that all adolescents have strengths and that children and youth will develop in positive ways when these strengths are aligned with resources for healthy development in the various settings in which adolescents live and interact.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125021187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2007-11-01DOI: 10.1037/e407282008-001
K. Franzetta, Erin Schelar, J. Manlove
{"title":"Trends in Hispanic Teen Births: Differences across States. Research Brief. Publication #2007-22.","authors":"K. Franzetta, Erin Schelar, J. Manlove","doi":"10.1037/e407282008-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e407282008-001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128810656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2007-08-01DOI: 10.1037/e457002008-001
B. Brown, K. Bogard
{"title":"Pre-Kindergarten to 3rd Grade (PK-3) School-Based Resources and Third Grade Outcomes. CrossCurrents. Issue 5. Publication # 2007-27.","authors":"B. Brown, K. Bogard","doi":"10.1037/e457002008-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e457002008-001","url":null,"abstract":"Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K). This is a nationally representative longitudinal study of more than 20,000 children who began kindergarten in the 1998-1999 school year. Data collected include direct assessments of children as well as interviews with parents, teachers, and school administrators. Teachers and school administrators reported on school characteristics, and parents on family and child characteristics, when the children were in kindergarten. Child outcomes reported in this study were measured in the third grade.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117049340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2007-06-01DOI: 10.1037/e636602007-001
E. Kennedy, Brooke Wilson, S. Valladares, Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew
{"title":"Improving Attendance and Retention in Out-of-School Time Programs. Research-to-Results Practitioner Insights. Publication # 2007-17.","authors":"E. Kennedy, Brooke Wilson, S. Valladares, Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew","doi":"10.1037/e636602007-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e636602007-001","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND Regular participation in out-of-school time activities is associated with benefits for children. However, children cannot reap the benefits of program participation if they do not attend programs in the first place. This brief focuses on ways in which out-of-school time programs can improve the attendance and retention of children and youth in their programs during the elementary, middle, and high school years and provides ideas for overcoming common barriers to attendance. The brief also describes an action plan that program practitioners can use to measure attendance and retention in their programs.","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127738289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Child TrendsPub Date : 2007-06-01DOI: 10.1037/e636592007-001
A. Horowitz, Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew
{"title":"Building, Engaging, and Supporting Family and Parental Involvement in Out-of-School Time Programs. Research-to-Results Brief. Publication #2007-16.","authors":"A. Horowitz, Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew","doi":"10.1037/e636592007-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/e636592007-001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":437495,"journal":{"name":"Child Trends","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114898997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}