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Searched on Exact phrase of DEFINITIONS in the index terms;.
Returned 48 results.
- Measuring quality in family, friend, and neighbor child care: Conceptual and practical issues
By Erin J Maher; April 2007
Description: This brief explores issues surrounding the measurement of quality in family, friend, and neighbor care. Contains 29 references. FCKC0076 Measuring Research to Policy Connections 6 2007 April 2007 Human...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34904 (100.00%) - What Do Parents Think About Child Care? Findings From A Series Of Focus Groups
By National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies; 2007
Description: This report presents the results of a series of focus groups by the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) to determine what parents look for when they select child...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34900 (100.00%) - Child Care Resource and Referral in America
By National Association of Resource and Referral Agencies; 2007
Description: This report presents a history of Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) in America. CCR&Rs respond in community-specific ways to the local need for child care services. CHPA0035 Child Care 2007 2007
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34872 (100.00%) - A Guide to Key Regulations
By South Carolina Department of Social Services; June 24, 2005
Description: This brochure by the Office of Child Care Licensing & Regulatory Services in South Carolina highlights key child care regulations. The guide includes such topics as confidentiality, medication/medical...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34769 (100.00%) - Body Mass Index (BMI)
By National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Center for Disease Control; January 11, 2007
Description: The National Center for Health Statistics defines body mass index (BMI) as a measure that adjusts bodyweight for height. Overweight for children and adolescents is defined as BMI at or above the sex-and...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34564 (100.00%) - Child Passenger Safety English-Spanish Translation of Terms: Traducción de Términos de Español a Inglés Sobre la Seguridad del Niño Pasajero
By U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Safety Administration; October 2005
Description: This English and Spanish reference guide is intended to support people who provide child passenger safety assistance to Spanish-speaking families and caregivers in the community. The guide gives both English–Spanish...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34294 (100.00%) - A Glossary of Research Terms for Out-of-School Time Program Practitioners
By Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew, Allison Horowitz, Kristin A Moore, Zakia Redd, Sherylls Valladares, Medical Legal Partnership for Children; January 2007
Description: This glossary of common research and evaluation terms is intended to serve as a quick reference guide for out-of-school time program practitioners as they face the challenges posed in an era of program...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=34131 (100.00%) - Definitions of Literacy Terms
By National Child Care Information Center; April 2004
Description: This document presents a list of definitions for literacy terms that are used in discussing emerging and early literacy. The list was taken from “Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children” (January...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=31851 (100.00%) - Words Have Power: (Re)-Defining Serious Emotional Disturbance for American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Their Families
By James Allen, Douglas K Novins, Teisha M Simmons; 2003
Description: This document describes how Circles of Care grantees were given the opportunity to develop a locally relevant definition of serious emotional disturbance (SED) that would be used to define what type of...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=29936 (100.00%) - Some Thoughts about Togetherness: An Introduction.
By Maritta Hannikainen, Bert van Oers; 2001
Description: Discusses the need to study the social interactive dimension of learning attempting to formulate a definition of togetherness on a theoretical basis. Explores processes in early childhood that relate to...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=26449 (100.00%) - Reclaiming Our Words. Professional Development.
By Marilou Hyson; 2001
Description: Asserts that the field of early childhood education (ECE) should reclaim some powerful words to reconnect them with ECE traditions and professional values. Includes discussion of academics assessment,...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=26348 (100.00%) - Instructive Discipline Is Built on Understanding: Choosing Time In.
By David Elkind; 2001
Description: Contrasts instructive and punitive views of discipline in the early childhood setting. Maintains that caregivers' starting conception of discipline determines how they look at and treat child misbehavior....
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=26187 (100.00%) - No More Activities. Guest Editorial.
By Anne Willis Stonehouse; 2001
Description: Examines connotations of 'activities' within the early care and education context. Identifies problems with focusing on activities as the most important educational time including ignoring quality of the...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=26176 (100.00%) - Selected Evaluation Terms
By Priscilla Little; March 2002
Description: This resource provides definitions for evaluation terms that are frequently used in the out-of-school time field. These terms include: accountability, benchmark, data collection methods, evaluation design,...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=27541 (100.00%) - What Do We Mean by Evaluation?
By Tim Newburn; 2001
Description: Discusses the history of evaluation research focusing on current emphasis on 'evidence-based policy.' Highlights five issues emerging as relevant: evaluation can be done in many ways, serious doubts exist...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=26048 (100.00%) - Multiage Grouping and Academic Achievement: ERIC Digest.
By Susan J. Kinsey; January 2001
Description: Noting that multiage classes during the elementary school years have been an option of educational practice in the United States since the introduction of graded education in the 19th century this digest...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=25245 (100.00%) - A Review of the Literature Regarding the Developmental View of Early School Failure and Its Lack of Supporting Empirical Evidence.
By Mary Ann Mullady; July 2001
Description: While some educators have attributed early school failure to improper grade placement and thus advocate grade placement according to developmental age others believe that early school failure is due to...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=25041 (100.00%) - Evolutionary Perspectives on the Development of Social Exchanges.
By William G. Graziano, Brad E. Sheese; 2002
Description: Argues that apparent incompatibilities between social exchange and developmental perspectives can be resolved by using evolutionary theories to extend the logic of social exchange. Discusses the implications...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=24343 (100.00%) - School Readiness: A Focus on Children Families, Communities, and Schools. The Informed Educator Series.
By Robert Pianta; 2002
Description: This paper presents an expanded definition of school readiness that includes the skills children possess as they begin formal school as well as the ways that family backgrounds preschool experiences, and...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=24080 (100.00%) - Widening the Circle: Including Children with Disabilities in Preschool Programs. Early Childhood Education Series.
By Samuel L. Odom; 2002
Description: Based on a groundbreaking 5-year research study conducted by the Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion this book explores the barriers to and influences on inclusive education settings for young...
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/library/index.cfm?do=oll.viewitem&itemid=24076 (100.00%)
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