Dawn Davis

Biographic Data

ID6528101
NAMEDawn Davis
GIVEN NAMESDawn
FAMILY NAMEDavis
SIGNATUREDAVIS D
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
ORCID0000-0002-4583-8240
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS4
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX1

  • Understanding perceptions of quality among early childhood education stakeholders in Tanzania and Lesotho

    Open AccessDawn Davis, Debra Miller et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences & Humanities Open2021

    Recent global efforts around early childhood education (ECE) have led to increased investments and access, especially in low- and middle-income countries (UNESCO, 2019). As access grows, focus has shifted from enrollment to quality (Gove, 2017). This paper explores how ECE stakeholders in Tanzania and Lesotho define ECE quality. Findings show that stakeholders define quality in similar ways, highlighting the importance of trained teachers who imp…

  • Mini-Review on Capacity-Building for Data-Driven Early Childhood Systems

    Open AccessAlanagh Raikes, Rebecca Sayre et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are increasing investments in early childhood development programs, including early childhood education. As programs reach scale, there is increasing demand for evidence on impacts of investments. Little work to date has examined capacity required to effectively use data at scale in LMIC, including opportunities and barriers to integrating data into ongoing program implementation and tracking child developm…

  • Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in US-Bound Refugees

    Open AccessDawn Davis, Christina R Phares et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2020

  • Measuring quality of preprimary education in sub-Saharan Africa

    Open AccessAlanagh Raikes, Natalie A Koziol et al.ARTICLEEarly Childhood Research Quarterly2020Cited by: 4References: 10

  • Examining the associations between children's receptive language skills and developmental domains in the United States and Turkey

    Open AccessTülin Güler Yıldız, Tulin GULER YILDIZ et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Language2019

    This study examined the relations between receptive language development and other developmental domains of preschoolers from low-income families, through an inter-cultural perspective involving the United States and Turkey. A total of 471 children and their caregivers participated in Turkey, while 287 participated in the United States. Children's development was assessed using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire for both samples. Different version…

  • Examining the Association Between Executive Functions and Developmental Domains of Low-Income Children in the United States and Turkey

    Open AccessMübeccel Gönen, Tülin Güler Yıldız et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2018

    This study examined the relations between executive functions and developmental domains of preschool children from low-income families through an intercultural perspective in the U.S. and Turkey. A total of 471 children and their primary caregivers participated in the Turkey part of the study, while 286 children and their parents engaged in U.S. sample. Regression analyses revealed that fine motor, problem solving, and executive functions of chil…

  • Hispanic health in the USA

    Open AccessEduardo Velasco-Mondragon, Angela Jimenez et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Reviews2016

    Hispanics are the largest minority group in the USA. They contribute to the economy, cultural diversity, and health of the nation. Assessing their health status and health needs is key to inform health policy formulation and program implementation. To this end, we conducted a scoping review of the literature and national statistics on Hispanic health in the USA using a modified social-ecological framework that includes social determinants of heal…