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Achievement Motivation in High School: The Role of Teacher-Child Relationship Quality from Third Grade to Sixth Grade 

Gwynn, Eugenia Parrett (2012-11-12)
Using longitudinal data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (N = 1,364), the purpose of the current study was to fill a significant gap in the ...

Contextualizing Relationship Education Effects on Adolescent Attitude toward Sexual Behavior Delay: Considering Class Social Climate 

Morrison, Sandra (2014-05-02)
Using data from a statewide relationship education (RE) program targeting youth, this study used a more complex theory-driven and empirically-based model to explore the influence of the program on adolescent attitudes about ...

Contributions of Social Support, Future Orientation and a School Transition to School Engagement Among High School Adolescents 

Harrell-Levy, Marinda (2010-12-10)
This study examined how parental involvement, teacher support, future orientation, and a school transition contributed to the academic engagement of high school students. The current study was conducted using a nationally ...

The Effects of Parental Self-Efficacy on Parental Involvement and on Pre-School Aged Children’s Readiness for the Transition to Kindergarten 

Theodille, Victoria (2012-12-05)
Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K), demographic and parental predictors of parental self-efficacy were identified among parents with children transitioning to ...

Environmental Structure: Contributions of Family Routines and Classroom Organization to the Social and Academic Development of Low-Income Kindergarteners 

Ferretti, Larissa (2014-06-18)
Prior research indicates that chaos, marked by high levels of noise, crowding, clutter, and lack of routine, at home and school is negatively associated with child outcomes. Low-income families more often struggle with ...

The Impact of Preschool Quality on Peer Relationships at First Grade with Teacher-Child Relationships as a Mediator 

DeMaioribus, Maria (2010-07-12)
Previous research has documented associations between preschool quality and children’s peer relationships as well as the effect of teacher-child relationship quality on peer relationships. Multiple regression models were ...

The Influence of Classmates on Gains following Relationship Education 

Morrison, Sandra (2022-04-26)
Using data from a statewide couple relationship education (CRE) program efficacy study, this implementation science study considered whether and how classmates influence gains from CRE exposure. We pursued a theoretically ...

The Influence of Family Routines on the Resilience of Low-Income Preschoolers 

Ferretti, Larissa (2011-04-28)
Using data from the Birth to Three Phase (1996-2001) of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project, I investigated whether family routines play a role in the development of young children’s social competence and ...

A Multi-Study Approach to Examining the Transformative Potential of Teaching Social Justice to High School Students 

Harrell-Levy, Marinda (2012-07-16)
These three papers test existing educational and identity development theory regarding the phenomenon of transformative pedagogy and its effectiveness, in order to determine the predictive ability of a class on morals and ...

Parenting, Attachment and Child Outcomes: Self-Regulation as a Developmental mechanism 

Birmingham, Rachel (2013-07-31)
Using data from The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (SECCYD), I conducted two distinct but related studies. In the first study, the associations ...