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S. Cody, M. Arbour
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U.S. Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
This brief provides an orientation to rapid learning methods and suggested steps for federal agencies to effectively implement them.
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Family Life Education Methodology
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Reginald D. Covington, Robert G. Wood, Brian Goesling
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U.S. Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
This report presents evidence of the longer-term impacts of a pregnancy prevention program designed to support adolescent males.
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Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
Human Sexuality
Family Life Education Methodology
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State of Available Data and Future Opportunities
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Rebecca Madill, Kristina Rosinsky, Lauren Supplee, Sara Shaw
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U.S. Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
Explore this report to learn about findings on the availability, quality, and opportunities to strengthen data on community connections in home visiting.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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Implementation and Early Impacts of the Minnesota Subsidized and Transitional Employment Demonstration
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Mary Farrell and Riley Webster
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U.S. Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
This report presents implementation findings and interim impacts after one year from a random assignment evaluation of families receiving services.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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Allison Walker
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U.S. Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
Annual report including work in the areas of early childhood research, child care, Head Start, child welfare, human trafficking, and cultural diversity.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
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A Resource Guide for Child Care and Development Fund Lead Agencies (Revised 2019)
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Monica Rohacek, Amelia Coffey, Julia Isaacs, and Kathryn Stevens
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U.S. Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
An annotated list of selected resources to support Child Care and Development Fund lead agencies seeking to build research and evaluation capacity.
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Paul Hemez
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National Center for Family & Marriage Research
Examines differences in marriage and parenthood experiences over the past 37 years among women holding different demographic characteristics.
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Paul Hemez
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National Center for Family & Marriage Research
This report explores whether trends in marriage and childbearing over the past 37 years are the same for women with different demographic characteristics.
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alerie Schweizer
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National Center for Family & Marriage Research
Although the recent decline in remarriage has been well documented, less is known about how remarriage has changed since the mid-20th century.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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U.S. Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
Two briefs and a project overivew of survey data to describe the household composition and backgrounds of families who are eligible for MSHS.
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Theory of Change and Logic Models
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Pirkko Ahonen, Erin Geary, and Kirsten Keene
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U.S. Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
This tool provides guidance for human service programs on developing a theory of change and a logic model that emphasizes measurability of program outcomes.
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Kasey J. Eickmeyer
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National Center for Family & Marriage Research
This profile documents the change in the first marriage rate between 1990 and 2017 across age groups and by race and ethnicity.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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Krista K. Payne
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National Center for Family & Marriage Research
The median age at first marriage in the United States has increased steadily since the mid-20th century. A closer look at this trend.
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Krista K. Payne
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National Center for Family & Marriage Research
In this profile, the median age at first marriage is estimated for the nation and each state by gender for 2017 using 1-year estimates from the ACS.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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David Klein, Ph.D.
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2018 Annual NCFR Conference
An historical overview of family theory and methods with an emphasis on key events and participants, some aspects of which are not already widely known.
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Article
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Judith A. Myers-Walls, Ph.D., CFLE Emeritus, Professor Emerita; and Karen Bogenschneider, Ph.D., Professor Emerita
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NCFR Family Focus
Identifying unintended consequences of policies is more than an academic exercise.
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Family Law and Public Policy
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Valerie J. Schweizer
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National Center for Family & Marriage Research
In 2017, there were slightly more than two marriages for every one divorce in the United States (marriage to divorce ratio = 2.2)
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Internal Dynamics of Families
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Moving Beyond "Themes Emerged", 1st Edition
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Edited by Áine M. Humble and M. Elise Radina
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Routledge
This book offers an in-depth look into how researchers actively and consciously arrive at their themes and conclusions, revealing the complexity and time involved.
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Family Life Education Methodology
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Douglas Walton, Samuel Dastrup, and Jill Khadduri
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Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
This brief explores homeless families' earnings while in an emergency shelter, prior to becoming homeless, and after experiencing homelessness.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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Findings from the National Survey of Early Care and Education
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Rebecca Madill, Tamara Halle, Tracy Gebhart, and Elizabeth Shuey
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Child Trends, Inc.
This report can help guide practices and policies in ECE programs to support teachers’ psychological well-being, and describes potential research studies.
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How Representative are they of Low-Income Hispanic Couples in the United States?
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Maria A. Ramos-Olazagasti; Lina Guzman
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National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families
This brief assesses the extent to which the Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) evaluation data set represents the broader U.S. population of Hispanic couples.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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Lina Guzman; Maria A. Ramos-Olazagasti; Marta Alvira-Hammond; Emily Miller; Christina Padilla; Renee Ryberg; Claudia Vega
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National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families
This brief examines the capacity of the U.S. to measure, describe, and understand the structure, diversity, complexity, and dynamics of Hispanic family life.
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Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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State Trends in Child Well-Being
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Annie E. Casey Foundation
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Annie E. Casey Foundation
The 2018 Data Book examines trends in child well-being including rankings in key areas of economics, education, health, and family and community factors.
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Family Law and Public Policy
Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
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Book
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Lawrence G. Shelton
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Routledge
The first ever introduction to Urie Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Framework written specifically for undergraduate students.
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Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan
Family Science Education
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