2008

Hill and her research team have been developing a video observation protocol that assesses the teaching of mathematics, and they will use this grant to make it more user-friendly, reliable, and accurate.

Does the quality of the home, school, and community settings of rural adolescents affect subsequent levels of mental health and physiological stress?

California and several counties in Ohio are currently undergoing a large, federally funded trial investigating an attempt to implement an evidence-based, statewide foster care program (Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care, or MTFC) with the help of Community Development Teams (CDT).

Support was given for a special symposium and reception for out-of-school time (OST) researchers at the 2009 American Educational Research Association Conference.

Support was given for the completion of two books on child care for elementary and middle school youth.

After-school programs are designed to provide safe venues for academic enhancement, recreation, and positive youth development. They can be a place in children’s communities that can foster supportive relationships with adults and positive interactions with their peers.

Martinez and Borko will test the reliability and validity of a measure of “Quality Assessment” in middle school science that combines use of classroom artifacts and teacher and student surveys.

How do negative family dynamics influence children’s biological processes and their subsequent susceptibility to upper respiratory infections (URI)?

Support was given for a policy forum hosted by SRCD addressing education and health issues that have impacted public policy. The event commemorated the 30th anniversary of SRCD’s Fellowship Program.

Is it possible to identify and accurately measure the instructional practices of middle school English/language arts classrooms that predict classroom effects on student achievement?