Special Reports

Special Reports are brief reviews of the scholarly and best practice literatures written for faculty, service professionals, funders, and policymakers. Often they are summaries of major books and reports written by scholars and task forces.

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2007

• Child Welfare In Developing Nations: Understanding And Monitoring The Pace Of Reform
• Teachers' Level Of Education: Impact On Classroom Quality And Children's Academic Outcomes
• Children And Adolescents In Organized Activities: The Developmental Consequences Of Participation
• Racial-Ethnic Socialization: Understanding How Children Of Minorities Learn About Race, Culture, And Prejudice

2006

• Child Maltreatment In America: A Profile Of The Victims, Perpetrators, And Protective Services System
• Pre-Kindergarden: Characteristics of Public Programs and Factors that Affect Classroom Quality
• Problem Behaviors: Prevention and Treatment for Preschool-Aged Children

2005

• Understanding Common Probelm Behaviors in Young Children
• Parents and Adolescents: Positive Relationships and How They Influence Outcomes
• Business Opportunities for Nonprofits: A Primer on Social Enterprise Ventures

2004

• Childhood Obesity: Alarming Trends, The Risks Overweight Children Face, and How Families, Schools and Communities Can Help (6 pages)
• Foster Care: Safety, Permanence, And The Need To Address Children's Development (6 pages)
• Evidence-Based Programming: Investigating What Works and Why (3 pages)

2003

• Preventing Problem Behaviors: Effective Strategies And Programs For Children And Adolescents - December 2003 (4 pages)
• Reducing Class Size in School: How Effective are Smaller Classes and Other Policy Considerations - September 2003 (4 pages)
• Investing Today for Tomorrow: The Cost and Benefits of Early Childhood Care and Education - June 2003 (4 pages)
• The Quality and Availability of Pennsylvania's Teachers - March 2003 (4 pages)

2002

• Evaluating Research: Understanding Elements of a Study Helps Determine Creditability - December 2002 (2 pages)
• Where Children Grow Up: Understanding How Neighborhoods Effect Child Outcomes - September 2002 (4 pages)
• Special Kindergarten Readiness: An Overview of Issues and Assessment - June 2002 (4 pages)
• The Youngest Offenders: Understanding and Preventing Child Delinquency - March 2002 (4 pages)

2001

• Ending Welfare: Common Approaches to Reform and How they Influence Families and the Well-being of Children - December 2001 (4 pages)
• Home Visiting Revisited September 2001 (4 pages)
• Preventing Youth Violence: The Effectiveness of Parent-And-Family-Based Strategies - June 2001 (4 pages)
• Is Welfare Reform Working? Trends in Allegheny County Employment and Child Well-being Indicators Following Enactment of Welfare Reform Legislation - March 2001 (4 pages)

2000

• An Ideal Early Child Development Program - December 2000 (3 pages)

1999

• Youth Smoking: Risk Factors and Approaches to Preventing - December 1999 (4 pages)
• Dating Violence Among Adolescents: Risk Factors and Implications For Treatment And Research - September 1999 (4 pages)
• Reading Difficulties: Risk Factors and Early Childhood Prevention - June 1999 (5 pages)
• Keys to Successful Collaboration - March 1999 (4 pages)

1998

• Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders: The Paths They Follow, Factors That Put Them At Risk, and Interventions that Hold Promise - 1998 (9 pages)
• Home-Based Child Care: Its Nature and Effectiveness - 1998 (11 pages)

1997

• The Brain and Development: What The New Brain Research Says To Parents and Child Professionals - September 1997 (6 pages)

1996

• Out-Of-Home Placement of Children: Realities, Effects, and Policy Considerations - September 1996 (9 pages)
• The Impact of School Transition on Early Adolescents - June 1996 (7 pages)

1995

• Television Violence And Its Impact On Children - December 1995 (10 pages)
• Quality Issues In Day Care - September 1995 (6 pages)
• Prevention of Adolescent Abuse of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (ATOD) - June 1995 (17 pages)
• Preventing Teenage Pregnancy - March 1995 (7 pages)

1994

• Children and Poverty - December 1994 (9 pages)
• Comprehensive School-Linked Services - September 1994 (9 pages)

1993

• Medically Fragile Infants - September 1993 (10 pages)
• Effectiveness of Treatment For Violent Juvenile Delinquents - March 1993 (3 pages)