Barbara Jackson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6528076 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Jackson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara |
| FAMILY NAME | Jackson |
| SIGNATURE | JACKSON B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Retention and turnover of teaching staff in a high-quality early childhood network
The Educare intervention
The effectiveness of Educare, a center-based early education program, in improving child outcomes at age 3 was evaluated in a randomized clinical trial. Educare programs serve children from birth to age 5 and are designed to reduce the achievement gap between children from low-income families and their more advantaged peers. This study began following 239 children from low-income families who were randomly assigned as infants (<19 months) to Educ…
Effect of Community Size on Eligibility for Early Intervention for Infants With a Neonatal Intensive Care Experience
PURPOSE: To determine if population density (rural vs urban) in a child's home community influenced the decision of eligibility for early intervention (EI) services. METHODS: The sample included 356 infants with a gestational age of <31 weeks referred from a statewide child find program for an evaluation for EI services. A binary logistic regression analysis was completed to determine which variables predicted acceptance into EI services. FINDING…
The impact of HeadsUp! Reading on early childhood educators’ literacy practices and preschool children's literacy skills
Transracial Adoption in Britain
A Predictive Validity Study of the Metropolitan Readiness Test and Meeting Street School Screening Test Against First Grade Metropolitan Achievement Test Scores
Samples of 72 and 64 entering first-grade students were used to examine the predictive validity (one school year) of the group administered Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT) and the individually administered Meeting Street School Screening Test (MSSST). The Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT) was used as the criterion. Validity coefficients, all of which were statistically different from zero ranged from .73 to .84, with 84% of the possible valid…
The impact of HeadsUp! Reading on early childhood educators’ literacy practices and preschool children's literacy skills
Retention and turnover of teaching staff in a high-quality early childhood network
The Educare intervention
The effectiveness of Educare, a center-based early education program, in improving child outcomes at age 3 was evaluated in a randomized clinical trial. Educare programs serve children from birth to age 5 and are designed to reduce the achievement gap between children from low-income families and their more advantaged peers. This study began following 239 children from low-income families who were randomly assigned as infants (<19 months) to Educ…
A Predictive Validity Study of the Metropolitan Readiness Test and Meeting Street School Screening Test Against First Grade Metropolitan Achievement Test Scores
Samples of 72 and 64 entering first-grade students were used to examine the predictive validity (one school year) of the group administered Metropolitan Readiness Test (MRT) and the individually administered Meeting Street School Screening Test (MSSST). The Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT) was used as the criterion. Validity coefficients, all of which were statistically different from zero ranged from .73 to .84, with 84% of the possible valid…
Transracial Adoption in Britain
The impact of HeadsUp! Reading on early childhood educators’ literacy practices and preschool children's literacy skills
Effect of Community Size on Eligibility for Early Intervention for Infants With a Neonatal Intensive Care Experience
PURPOSE: To determine if population density (rural vs urban) in a child's home community influenced the decision of eligibility for early intervention (EI) services. METHODS: The sample included 356 infants with a gestational age of <31 weeks referred from a statewide child find program for an evaluation for EI services. A binary logistic regression analysis was completed to determine which variables predicted acceptance into EI services. FINDING…
The Educare intervention
The effectiveness of Educare, a center-based early education program, in improving child outcomes at age 3 was evaluated in a randomized clinical trial. Educare programs serve children from birth to age 5 and are designed to reduce the achievement gap between children from low-income families and their more advantaged peers. This study began following 239 children from low-income families who were randomly assigned as infants (<19 months) to Educ…
Retention and turnover of teaching staff in a high-quality early childhood network
Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Early childhood (2 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (2 works) · Achievement test (1 work) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (1 work) · Child Development and Digital Technology (1 work)