June 5, 2014 Volume 2, Issue 11

IN THIS ISSUE

Understanding the Dynamics of Disconnection

Examination of the Toddler Classroom Assessment Scoring System Tool

The Research of our Division of Family Strengthening

HSRC12 + Free Data Training Workshop

Call For Papers

Video: Forum on Rapid-Cycle Assessment

Family Strengthening Scholars Funding Opportunity

Webinar: Evidenced-Based Home Visiting Policy Forum

Recently Released Reports

Social Media Spotlight

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Self-Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse

Research Connections

Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness

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In this issue, you will find highlights from several reports, a video featuring our director, info on Head Start's National Research Conference, and information on a funding opportunity, a call for papers, and webinar...

Understanding the Dynamics of Disconnection from Employment and Assistance In-depth qualitative interviews with single mothers disconnected from TANF assistance and employment found shared experiences of hardship -despite differences in reasons for disconnection related to age, location and immigration status. Learn more about the experiences of these women...

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Plain Language Tip Omit Excess Words Eliminate excess words. Challenge every word--do you need it? Pronouns, active voice, and base verbs help eliminate excess words. So does eliminating unnecessary modifiers.

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The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) studies Administration for Children and Families (ACF) programs and the populations they serve through rigorous research and evaluation projects. These include evaluations of existing programs, evaluations of innovative approaches to helping low-income children and families, research syntheses and descriptive and exploratory studies.

An Examination of the Toddler Classroom Assessment Scoring System Tool What did the first large-scale research effort to examine the reliability and validity of the Toddler Classroom Assessment Scoring System tool discover? Find out when you...

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A Look at the Research of OPRE's Division of Family Strengthening From studies of the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood programs to the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program & the Personal Responsibility Education Program, we work to expand knowledge on programs that affect mothers, fathers, couples, families, children, and youth. For more on our work in family strengthening...

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Head Start's 12th National Research Conference on Early Childhood (HSRC12) + Free Data Training Workshop Register for HSRC12 - July 7-9, 2014 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC - and you are eligible to participate in a free workshop on the third grade follow-up to the Head Start Impact Study. The workshop, set for July 7, from 6:30-9:00pm, will provide an overview of the study's design, methodology, key findings, and introduce potential users to technical issues associated with using study data for secondary analysis. After you register for HSRC12, email your name to contact@researchconnections.org to participate in the workshop.

Call for Papers Studies on Effectiveness of Employment Strategies for Low-Income Adults Do you have a completed research paper or article examining the effectiveness of programs or strategies for improving employment outcomes for low-income adults? If so, submit it to the Employment Strategies for Low-Income Adults Evidence Review Call For Papers conducted by Mathematica Policy Research. The submission deadline is June 17, 2014, so send over those unpublished manuscripts, conference papers, articles not yet included in existing research syntheses or databases, and papers available on university or program web sites for consideration.

Systematic Reviews of Federal and Non-federal Evidence-based Social Policy An upcoming special issue of Evaluation Review - guest edited by our

Division of Family Strengthening Director, Lauren Supplee - is seeking papers that focus on systematic assessments of the quality of available evidence on effectiveness of various social, behavioral and medical interventions. Read the Call for Papers for additional info and instructions on submissions.

OPRE Director Featured in Forum on Rapid-Cycle Assessment Naomi Goldstein joined a panel of experts to discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with rigorous rapid-cycle assessment. Her remarks begin at 54:45.

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OPRE Funding Opportunity: Family Strengthening Scholars In an effort to build research capacity in the field of healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood policy issues, we will award up to three grants for our Family Strengthening Scholars. Research conducted under these grants should address issues of significance to inform policy decisions and solutions, particularly for underserved/understudied populations (e.g., low-income families, minority populations). For details...

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Webinar: Evidenced-Based Home Visiting Policy Forum On June 19, 2014, 1:00 PM - 2:30PM, our Division of Family Strengthening Director, Lauren Supplee, will serve as a panelist in a forum on the findings from a national evaluation of evidence-based home visiting programs to strengthen families, buffer risk factors, and family stress and promote early learning and child development.

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Recently Released Reports NEW Observed Quality and Psychometric Properties of the CLASS-T in the Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey

NEW Understanding the Dynamics of Disconnection From Employment and Assistance

NEW Family Strengthening Research: FY 2013

The Role of Program Quality in Determining Head Start's Impact on Child Development: Third Grade Follow-Up to the Head Start Impact Study

Understanding Urban Indians' Interactions With ACF Programs and Services: Final Report

Social Media Spotlight

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