Research Type: |
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Age Group: |
- Infants/Toddlers (Birth to 3 year olds)
- Preschool aged (3 to 5 year olds)
- Early Elementary (5 to 8 year olds)
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Population Focus |
- ECE Practitioners/Teachers
- ECE Supervisors/Administrators
- Higher Education Faculty
- Policymakers
- Professional Development Providers/Trainers/Coaches
- Special Education Systems/Service Providers
- Children with Special Needs/Developmental Delays
- Typically Developing Children/Students
- Child Welfare Involved
- Dual Language Learners/English Language Learners
- Premature Infants
- Immigrants/Refugee Families
- Low Income Populations
- Parents/Families
- Homeless Families
- Tribal/American Indican and Alaska Native Families
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Research Keywords |
- Workforce Development
- Workforce Wellbeing
- Rural Early Childhood
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Research Questions |
- What is the current experience of well-being (physical, emotional, and financial) for the Early Childhood Workforce?
- What is the current condition (who, what, when, where) of early childhood education services in rural Nebraska communities?
- What similarities if any exist in communities w/ thriving ECE services? What similarities if any exist in communities w/ struggling ECI services?
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Research Approach |
- Qualitative methods
- Quantitative methods
- Mixed methods
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Designs & Methods |
- Case Studies
- Observational Approaches
- Quasi-Experimental
- Small group/single case
- Program Evaluation
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Research Tools |
- Document Reviews
- Interviews/Focus
- Observational Assessments
- Surveys/Questionnaires
- Video Footage
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Research Content |
- Evaluation and Research Methods
- Workforce Development
- STEM (Math, Science)
- Workforce Well-being and Self-sufficiency
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