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Exploring the foundations of science interest development in early childhood

Creator:: Pattison, Scott A.
Abstract:: There is growing evidence that children develop science-related interests in early childhood, before they enter school, and that these interests may have long-term implications for science participation and achievement. Although researchers have made headway in describing interest development in the preschool years, little is currently known about the proximal processes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Scott A. Pattison for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education presented

The effect of Head Start on mother and father involvement

Creator:: Harmon, Bethany J.
Abstract:: Past research on Head Start has focused on child outcomes, yet Head Start services also target the behaviors of parents. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study (FFCW), the current study examined the effect of Head Start on mother (n = 3,575) and father (n = 1,812)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: participation and at-home parent-child involvement

Beliefs and practices of secondary supervising teachers concerning Oregon State University student teacher conferences

Creator:: Parrish, Mary Hilda
Abstract:: This study was designed to answer 1. What are the practices of secondary supervising teachers in conferring with their Oregon State University student teachers? 2. What are the beliefs of secondary supervising teachers concerning conferences with Oregon State University student teachers? To obtain answers to the questions of this study...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Oregon State Department of Education received a grant from the Ford Foundation for the

Voices from the coast : drawing on family funds of knowledge to build ocean literacy and home school partnerships

Creator:: Roebber, Susan Merwin
Abstract:: In this qualitative study, ethnographic methods were used to identify parent funds of knowledge related to ocean literacy in a rural, coastal context. Participants included 16 parents of students in the teacher-researcher's third-grade classroom. Interactions between parent-child, parent-parent, and parent and the teacher-researcher were studied in order to determine factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: parent perspectives of their experience following participation in ocean literacy activities with their

Preference for school involvement strategies by mothers of at-risk and peer-model kindergarten children

Creator:: Kieff, Judith E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the attitudes and preferences regarding home/school involvement strategies of 23 mothers of kindergarten students who had been identified as at-risk for failure in school and 18 mothers of kindergarten students who had been designated as peer models. Data were collected...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: home/school involvement strategies, preferences for topics for parent education, and preferences for

A survey of family involvement in schools : the Corvallis, Oregon School District family

Creator:: McCoy, P. K.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of parent participation in school activities is positively related to student achievement

Supporting families through collaboration : an analysis of Oregon Even Start partnerships

Creator:: Brinkman, Dane A.
Abstract:: In recent years interorganizational collaboration has increasingly been emphasized as an important step for addressing inefficiencies in the delivery of human services. Among the many benefits of collaboration described by human service authors are the creation of a more consumer-friendly service system, more efficient use of available resources, and avoiding...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: children, the family literacy model integrates adult education, early childhood education, parent

Women, poverty, and educational success : a critical exploration of low-income women's experience in community colleges

Creator:: Barry, Kate R.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to critically explore low-income women's experience as they negotiate post secondary education in community colleges. Three research questions explore the context through which low-income women have entered the college experience, what that experience is like for them, and how the community college experience has...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: low-income women’s participation in post secondary education, and low-income women’s issues and

Transition to kindergarten for children with disabilities: school practices and parent involvement

Creator:: Dogaru, Cristian M.
Abstract:: Using Pianta and Walsh's (1996) Contextual Systems Model (CSM), this study analyzed parent involvement in school as a key element for transition to kindergarten for children with disabilities and their families, along with the practices schools employ to improve school-family collaboration. Focusing on the relationship between the school system and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: children's school adjustment and future school success. Parent involvement in their children's education is

Academic achievement trajectories of adolescents from Mexican and East Asian immigrant families

Creator:: Jeong, Yu Jin
Abstract:: Academic achievement of adolescent children is directly associated with their success in adulthood. Little is known, however, regarding how adolescents in immigrant families academically grow over time and what factors influence the trajectories. Drawing on the National Educational Longitudinal Survey 1988 (NELS: 88), this study aimed to: 1) identify the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the growth change over time. Controlling for parental capital, the positive effect of parent- child

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Exploring the foundations of science interest development in early childhood

The effect of Head Start on mother and father involvement

Beliefs and practices of secondary supervising teachers concerning Oregon State University student teacher conferences

Voices from the coast : drawing on family funds of knowledge to build ocean literacy and home school partnerships

Preference for school involvement strategies by mothers of at-risk and peer-model kindergarten children

A survey of family involvement in schools : the Corvallis, Oregon School District family

Supporting families through collaboration : an analysis of Oregon Even Start partnerships

Women, poverty, and educational success : a critical exploration of low-income women's experience in community colleges

Transition to kindergarten for children with disabilities: school practices and parent involvement

Academic achievement trajectories of adolescents from Mexican and East Asian immigrant families

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