Racial/ethnic self-identification can vary over time and place, in other words, some adolescents of mixed ancestry report different single-race or mixed-race identifications at different times and in different situations. This report seeks to explore whether adolescents of mixed-ancestry have particular strengths or weaknesses compared within their single-race-reporting peers.

Tags: Child & Adolescent Development, Child & Adolescent Development: Race & Identity, People: Allison J. Tracy, People: Linda Charmaraman, People: Michelle V. Porche, People: Sumru Erkut, Projects, Projects: Adolescent Mixed-Ancestry Identity: A Measurement Pilot,

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This research looked at longitudinal data about adult memories of abuse-related traumas from childhood. Findings from this project can be used to design interventions for and promote the health and well-being of victims of childhood sexual abuse and violence.

Tags: Gender Violence, Gender Violence: Harassment & Abuse, Gender Violence: Intimate Partner Violence, People: Linda M. Williams, Projects, Projects: Adult Memories and Consequences and Recovery from Child Sexual Abuse,

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The primary objective of this project is to manage the continuation of the well established Afterschool Matters Initiative, which includes several publications and a Research Grantee program, in addition to planning for the national expansion of a related action/research writing initiative.

Tags: Childcare, Childcare: Out-of-School Time, People: Ellen S. Gannett, People: Georgia Hall, Projects, Projects: Afterschool Matters - A National Research, Writing and Action Initiative,

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APAS is an assessment system that helps programs link quality and youth outcomes together in a comprehensive and integrated fashion. It was developed to help address the accountability challenge that faces afterschool programs.

Tags: Childcare, Childcare: Out-of-School Time, People: Ellen S. Gannett, People: Julie Dennehy, People: Wendy Surr, Projects, Projects: Afterschool Program Assessment System (APAS),

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This study was created to better understand how children spend their after-school time, and how it may be best used to improve growth and learning. The study was stratified by ethnicity and took into account gender and social class.

Tags: Childcare, Childcare: Out-of-School Time, People: Fern Marx, People: Nancy L. Marshall, Projects, Projects: Boston After-School Experiences Study (BASES), Projects: child care and early care education, Projects: Work, Families and Children,

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The Work, Families & Children team has conducted a series of studies for the Boston Public Schools (BPS), including the BPS K1 and K2 Programs Needs Assessment, and a 2007-08 follow-up study.

Tags: Childcare, Childcare: Early Childhood, News: Boston Preschools Falling Far Short of Goals, Study Says, People: Joanne Roberts, People: Nancy L. Marshall, People: Wendy Wagner Robeson, Projects, Projects: Boston Public Schools Early Childhood Studies,

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Using a randomized control design, Michelle Porche will conduct an evaluation of the Boston Ready professional development intervention to test its effectiveness.

Tags: Childcare, Childcare: Early Childhood, People: Michelle V. Porche, Projects, Projects: Boston Ready: Universal Access to Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators,

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Researchers of this project found that adults who have an awareness of their own relational needs and capacities have the potential to be more effective caregivers and role models in childcare setting, resulting in better outcomes for both the adults and children.

Tags: Childcare, Childcare: Out-of-School Time, People: Michelle Seligson, People: Pat Stahl, Projects, Projects: Bringing Yourself to Work: Caregiving in After-School Environments, Work, Family, & Society, Work, Family, & Society: Women's Leadership,

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Researchers gathered economists, policy-makers, and funders to develop several recommendations for building a skilled and stable workforce for After School Programs.

Tags: Childcare, Childcare: Out-of-School Time, People: Ellen S. Gannett, Projects, Projects: Building a Skilled and Stable Workforce for After School Programs, Work, Family, & Society, Work, Family, & Society: Women's Leadership,

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During this phase of work, NIOST will design and develop two additional measurement tools—a youth survey (SAYO-Y) and a family survey (SAYO-F). These two tools will be used by Massachusetts Department of Education grantees to better understand youth needs, their program experiences and help pinpoint areas where youth may benefit from additional support.

Tags: Childcare, Childcare: Out-of-School Time, People: Ellen S. Gannett, People: Wendy Surr, Projects, Projects: Building an Outcomes Evaluation System Phase III: Developing Youth and Family Surveys,

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A survey will be developed to examine career advancing practices, and will compare the ways in which men and women advance their influence and corporate careers.

Tags: People: Sumru Erkut, Projects, Projects: Career Advancing Practices of Senior Executives, Work, Family, & Society, Work, Family, & Society: Women's Leadership,

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This group of inter-related research projects examines three related changes in the U.S. workplace - rising employment in the service industries, increased diversity of the workforce, and the increase in numbers of older workers.

Tags: People: Nancy L. Marshall, Projects, Projects: Changing Workforce, Work, Family, & Society, Work, Family, & Society: Work-Family Issues,

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WCW researchers participated in a study, led by Dr. Valora Washington and under the auspices of the Bessie Tartt Wilson Children’s Foundation, to evaluate the child care voucher system in Massachusetts.

Tags: Childcare, Childcare: Early Childhood, People: Joanne Roberts, People: Nancy L. Marshall, Projects, Projects: child care and early care education, Projects: Child Care Voucher Project, Projects: Work, Families and Children, Work, Family, & Society, Work, Family, & Society: Work-Family Issues,

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This project sought to improve the availability and preservation of out-of-school time programming and to disseminate information on recruiting, training, development, and finance.

Tags: Childcare, Childcare: Out-of-School Time, People: Georgia Hall, Projects, Projects: CityWorks: Building Strong Citywide Afterschool Initiatives,

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The CLLIP Research and Evaluation Project is designed to assess the impact of a literacy intervention for low-income poor performing school districts in the state of Ohio. Longitudinal data consisting of standardized literacy assessments, and surveys from students (preschool through 6th grade), parents, and teachers are analyzed and evaluated to demonstrate the effectiveness of the CLLIP intervention.

Tags: Education, Education: Literacy, People: Michelle V. Porche, Projects, Projects: Collaborative Language and Literacy Instruction Project (CLLIP) Research and Evaluation-Year 4,

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The project involves a needs assessment of child and adolescent refugee mental health services in New Hampshire and utilizes community dialogue strategies for integrating youth, family, provider, school and community knowledge and expertise towards addressing refugee mental health needs especially as it relates to trauma and in the context of resettlement.

Tags: Child & Adolescent Development, Child & Adolescent Development: Race & Identity, Education, People: Michelle V. Porche, Projects, Projects: Community Dialogue and Needs Assessment for Addressing Traumatic Stress among Resettled Refugee ..., Social-Emotional Well-Being, Work, Family, & Society,

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  This program brings together a working group of lawyers and jurists from Asia to focus on law reform in the region. The working group will examine the role that gender-based strategic litigation can play in advancing equality, non-discrimination, and human rights.

Tags: International Projects, People: Rangita de Silva-de Alwis, Projects, Projects: Convene Asia Regional Law Reform Working Group and Train the Trainer Seminar, Women's Human Rights, Women's Human Rights: International,

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Researchers will interview women board members and men who have served on boards with women among Fortune 1000 companies to determine how a critical mass of women serving on a board affects corporate governance.

Tags: People: Sumru Erkut, Projects, Projects: Critical Mass Project, Women's Leadership, Work, Family, & Society, Work, Family, & Society: Women's Leadership,

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This project connected high-level leaders from different cities and states to educate them on the dynamic landscape of after-school programs. in hopes of directing the influence, funding, and high expectations of these leaders towards a "critical mass" of associated initiatives across the country.

Tags: Childcare, Childcare: Out-of-School Time, People: Georgia Hall, Projects, Projects: Cross-Cities Network, Work, Family, & Society, Work, Family, & Society: Women's Leadership,

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This project explores the ways in which states attempt to regulate consensual adolescent sexual behavior through criminal law. In the end, the researchers hope to encourage a close-in-age exemption for Massachusetts, which currently is one of a small number of states that do not have any such exemption.

Tags: Child & Adolescent Development, Child & Adolescent Development: Sexuality, Gender Violence, Gender Violence: Harassment & Abuse, People: Nan Stein, Projects, Projects: Decriminalizing Consensual Teen Sex, Women's Human Rights, Women's Human Rights: Gender and Justice,

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This project led to the development a teacher's manual that links curriculum on bullying and harassment directly to national education standards, based on Bullyproof curriculum.

Tags: Education, Gender Violence, Gender Violence: Bullying & Teasing, Gender Violence: Harassment & Abuse, People: Nan Stein, Projects, Projects: Developing Direct Connections on Bullying and Harassment to Curriculum Frameworks and Performance St,

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This study is designed to help increase the capacity of programs to prevent sexual violence and harassment. The long-term goal/objective of this study is to help prevent intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and sexual harassment by employing the most rigorous methods to evaluate strategies for altering the violence-supportive attitudes and norms of youth.

Tags: Education, Gender Violence, Gender Violence: Harassment & Abuse, People: Nan Stein, Projects, Projects: Development and Evaluation of Curricula,

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One of the major developmental tasks of preschoolers is to develop empathy; this project researches and designs curriculum in order better understand and cultivate empathy at a young and critical age.

Tags: Education, People: Nancy L. Mullin, People: Wendy Wagner Robeson, Projects, Projects: Empathy Project, Projects: Teasing and Bullying,

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  This project examined the gendered nature of Korean transnational corporations, highlighting the ways in which features of the workplace shape individual and communal identity.

Tags: International Projects, Projects, Projects: Experiencing Globalization: The Construction of Gender and Ethnicity in the TNC Workplace, Women's Human Rights, Women's Human Rights: International, Work, Family, & Society,

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Researchers examined the ways in which same-sex couples in Massachusetts perceived marriage. Interviews with couples and children illuminated reasons why same-sex couples may or may not marry and related social influences.

Tags: People: Allison J. Tracy, People: Amy B. Hoffman, People: Anne E. Noonan, People: Diane M. Purvin, People: Georgia Hall, People: Jasmine M. Waddell, People: Michelle V. Porche, People: Sumru Erkut, Projects, Projects: Exploratory Study of Same-Sex Marriage, Work, Family, & Society,

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This project seeks to help scientific researchers better communicate their findings on gender as it relates to science, technology, engineering and math to key audiences: media, advocates, policy makers, public.

Tags: Education, Education: STEM science, technology, engineering & math, Events: Why Don't They Hear What I Say?, People: Susan McGee Bailey, Projects, Projects: Fairer Science,

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This study followed a random sample of hundreds of children and 100 child care centers in order to examine links between family income, the quality and cost of child-care, and infant language and social development.