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Social and Environmental Correlates of Childhood Obesity Among Southern California Communities
Obesity, EarlyView.The symbols “(+)” or “(−)” indicate whether a higher or lower value of this variable, respectively, strengthens the overall positive association between the Social Determinants of Health mixture and percentile of childhood obesity. The double arrow indicates an observed interaction between the two elements.
Alexandra Descarpentrie +7 more
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Policy Capacity Under Decentralization: Kindergarten Education Reforms in the Philippines
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The paper examines the relationship between policy capacity and policy effectiveness in decentralized governance setups. It challenges the conventional view that policy functions should only be decentralized when requisite capacities already exist at lower levels of government. Instead, the paper proposes that capacity can follow function ‐ as
Kidjie Ian Saguin, M. Ramesh
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FEATURES SOCIAL SITUATION OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRESCHOOL CHILD
Вестник Мининского университета, 2017 The article investigates specific features of the social situation of development of preschool children. On the basis of the system analysis described the main components of the social situation of development, shows the genesis of their formation during
M. V. Byvsheva, T. G. Khanova
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Early childhood development and social mobility [PDF]
Steven Barnett and Clive Belfield examine the effects of preschool education on social mobility in the United States. They note that under current policy three- and four-year-old children from economically and educationally disadvantaged families have ...
Barnett, W. Steven, Belfield, Clive R.
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When Business Gets Involved: A case study of business community involvement in Illinois' early childhood education policy [PDF]
, 2009 As the first state to offer universal preschool to three?year?olds, Illinois' experience with early childhood education (ECE) policy reform efforts offers valuable lessons about how such change takes shape.
Melissa Kovach
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Bringing together the literature on policy design, policy capacity and policy making in multilevel systems, this paper argues that the effectiveness of policy design in federal countries depends, ceteris paribus, on the adequacy of federal and local policy capacities.
Giliberto Capano +1 more
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保育者養成大学学生の幼稚園・保育所における記憶および希望する保育者像 [PDF]
, 2009 At the Department of Early Childhood Education, J Junior College and the Department of Child Welfare Services, K University of Health and Welfare, a questionnaire survey was administered to 90 students from 2007 to 2008 in order to examine what memories ...
Yumi KATO +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract There is growing interest in using urban greening projects to support biodiversity. While there are many potential co‐benefits, the health outcomes resulting from biodiversity‐supporting activities have yet to be synthesized. We conducted a systematic review of health outcomes associated with seven biodiversity‐supporting elements, including ...
Erica N. Spotswood +19 more
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Early years care and education [PDF]
Children learn and develop through a combination of experiences, within and outside the family home. This Policy Brief explores the distinction that is often made about the role of care and education in children’s services and highlights the importance ...
Centre for Community Child Health
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Early Childhood Education in Buffalo, New York [PDF]
, 2008 The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) defines early childhood education as the learning experience of a child from birth to age eight.
Connelly, Caitlin M
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