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Michelle Sarche

Michelle Sarche,

michellesarche@nebraska.edu Title: Professor Department:Buffett Early Childhood Institute College/Organization: University of Nebraska Campus: University of Nebraska
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Research Type:
  • Applied
Age Group:
  • Prenatal
  • Infants/Toddlers (Birth to 3 year olds)
  • Preschool aged (3 to 5 year olds)
Population Focus
  • ECE Supervisors/Administrators
  • Healthcare/Mental Health Providers
  • Higher Education Faculty
  • Policymakers
  • Professional Development Providers/Trainers/Coaches
  • Child Welfare Involved
  • Parents/Families
  • Tribal/American Indican and Alaska Native Families
Research Keywords
  • American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian
  • Early childhood
  • Head Start, Home Visiting Child Care
  • Indigenous Research Methodologies
Research Questions
  • How can Indigenous research methdologies be employed to move research on early development in Tribal communities forward?
  • What is the role of Indigenous (US) cultural beliefs, practices, ways of knowing and being in promoting early childhood health, wellbeing, and thriving?
  • What are the needs and priorities of the Tribal early care, education, and home visiting workforce?
Research Approach
  • Qualitative methods
  • Quantitative methods
Designs & Methods
  • Measurement Development
  • Observational Approaches
Research Tools
  • Interviews/Focus
  • Surveys/Questionnaires
Research Content
  • Assessment/Measurement
  • Evaluation and Research Methods
  • Social-emotional Skills/Challenging Behaviors
  • Equity/Culture/Culturally Responsive Practice
  • Family Well-being and Self-sufficiency
  • Mental Health
  • Parenting/Parent-child Relationship
  • Home Visiting
  • Workforce Well-being and Self-sufficiency