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EDUCATION
Education research focuses on the qualities of children, families, and schools that support the flourishing of children and youth. We study individual competencies, character, learning behaviors, and school performance, as well as teacher qualifications, school context and practices, and family strengths that are related to positive educational outcomes.
We are currently working in five areas:
- Charter schools. We are developing indicator reports measuring the state of charter schools, students, staff, systems, and performance.
- Indicators of flourishing. We are developing a set of positive indicators of flourishing among children and youth for inclusion in national surveys, research studies, and program evaluations.
- Status of education. We are analyzing national data from the U.S. Department of Education to produce policy-relevant reports and research briefs.
- International comparisons. We are analyzing international datasets to compare education and child well-being in the U.S. with other countries.
- Item and survey development. We are developing items and redesigning surveys on education and child well-being for the federal government and foundations.
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Research Briefs
Adolescents and Electronic Media: Growing Up Plugged In
Brett Brown; Pilar Marin
May 2009
A Developmental Perspective for High School Practitioners on College and Workplace Readiness
Laura Lippman; Camille Whitney
April 2009
A Developmental Perspective on Workplace Readiness: Preparing High School Students for Success
Laura Lippmann; Julie Keith
April 2009
The School Environment and Adolescent Well-Being: Beyond Academics
Pilar Marin; Brett Brown
November 2008
Assessing School Engagement: A Guide for Out-of-School Time Program Practitioners
Laura Lippman; Andrew Rivers
October 2008
Qualifications of Public School Teachers for Science, Mathematics, and History
Siri Warkentien; William Herring; Akemi Kinukawa
May 2008
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Executive Summaries & Full Reports
World Family Map Project: Prototype Report
W. Bradford Wilcox; Laura Lippman; Camille Whitney
August 2009
The World Family Map Project (WFMP) will track international indicators of family structure, process, and values, and child well-being outcomes. Child Trends has partnered on this initiative with the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada, and is forming additional partnerships with foundations, research organizations, and universities worldwide. This prototype report outlines what the WFMP will accomplish. It tracks three family indicators and explores how family structure is related to educational enrollment.
A Developmental Perspective on College & Workplace Readiness
Laura Lippman; Astrid Atienza; Andrew Rivers; Julie Keith
September 2008
Washington, DC: Child Trends
Quality in Early Childhood Care and Education Settings: A Compendium of Measures
Tamara Halle; Jessica Vick
November 2007
See also Early Childhood Measures Profile
Child Health and Well-Being in Miami-Dade County: 2007 Baseline Survey Results
Laura Lippman; Lina Guzman; Sharon Vandivere; Astrid Atienza; Andrew Rivers
October 18, 2007
This report describes the results of a population-based survey administered from January through April 2007 by Child Trends and Florida International University’s Institute for Public Opinion Research for the Children’s Trust. Parents of children ages birth through 17 in Miami-Dade County were surveyed to provide a baseline of data on child health and well-being and to discern unmet needs for services in the Trust’s primary impact areas.
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Speeches, Presentations & Briefings
Developing Data to Portray the Whole Child in Context
Laura Lippman
American Statistical Association/Joint Statistical Meetings
Vancouver, CA
August 2, 2010
World Family Map Project: An Introduction
Kristin Moore; Laura Lippman; Camille Whitney; Brad Wilcox
International Society for Child Indicators
November 2009
Developing Positive Indicators of Child Well-being
Laura H. Lippman
Committee for Children and the Academy for Education Development
October 16, 2009
A Developmental Perspective on College and Workplace Readiness
Laura Lippman
WestEd
October 14, 2009
Developing Indicators of Youth Contribution
Laura Lippman
Youth Contribution Indicators Meeting
Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 13, 2009
Indicators of Flourishing for Children
Laura Lippman
Consortium of European Foundations Education by All for the Well-Being of Children
July 19, 2009
State of the Art of Positive Indicators of Child Well-being
Laura H. Lippman; Kristin Anderson Moore; Hugh McIntosh
UNICEF / OECD / European Commission Well-being Expert Consultation
May 26, 2009
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Other Publications
Accentuating the Negative: The Mismatch Between Public Perception of Child Well-being and Official Statistics
Lina Guzman - Laura Lippman, Kristin Moore - William O’Hare. Child Indicators Research, 2(4), 391-416. August, 2009. This paper reports findings from a series of polls designed to ascertain how well the American public understands the circumstances, characteristics, and living conditions of American children. Read more...
Head Start and Early Head Start as an Evolving Model
Martha Zaslow. Infants & Young Children, 21(1), 4-17. January-March 2008. Read more...
Parental Expectations and Planning for College: Statistical Analysis Report
Laura Lippman - Lina Guzman - Julie Keith - Akemi Kinukawa - Rebecca Schwalb - Peter Tice. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. April 2008. This report examines parents' educational expectations for
their children. perceptions parents had about the information schools provided to assist in
postsecondary education planning, and whether families were planning to help finance a postsecondary education for their children. Read more...
Promoting Equal Developmental Opportunity and Outcomes Among America’s Children and Youth
P. Scales - P. Benson - K. Moore - L. Lippman - B. Brown - J. Zaff. Journal of Primary Prevention, 29 (2). March 29, 2008. This paper reveals the extent to which American children and youth experience the five Promises articulated by the America’s Promise Alliance: Caring Adults, Safe Places and Constructive Use of Time, A Healthy Start, Effective Education, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. Read more...
A Microdata Child Well-Being Index: Conceptualization, Creation, and Findings
Kristin A. Moore -Christina Theokas - Laura Lippman - Margot Bloch - Sharon Vandivere - William O’Hare. Child Indicators Research, 1:17-50. January 8, 2008. This paper extends the accumulating body of research addressing the conceptualization and measurement of child well-being and the construction of child well-being indices. Read more...
Cultural Capital. What Does It Offer Students? A Cross-national Analysis
G. Hampden-Thompson - L. Guzman - Laura Lippman. In K. L. Biraimah & W. Gaudelli (Eds.), Education and Social Inequality in the Global Culture. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2008. Read more...
Social Competence: Development of an Indicator for Children and Adolescents
S. Blumberg - A. Carle - K. Moore - L. Lippman. Child Indicators Research, 1(2),176-197. December 21, 2007. Described in this report are several previous efforts to assess social competence and a new measure that was designed for use in the 2003 National Survey of Children’s Health. Also explored are the psychometric characteristics of this brief, behavior-oriented measure and a consideration of its appropriateness as a social indicator. Read more...
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