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Wellesley Centers for Women

Wellesley Centers for Women

Dating Violence Prevention Program for Each Grade in Middle School

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Published: 23 February 2012

Last Updated: 07 January 2019

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• Nan Stein
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• Gender-Based Violence

The goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of grade-differentiated dating violence and sexual harassment prevention curricula.

Wellesley Centers for Women

Wellesley Centers for Women

Dating Violence Prevention Programs in Public Middle Schools (Shifting Boundaries)

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Published: 04 October 2007

Last Updated: 07 January 2019

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• Nan Stein
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• Gender-Based Violence

The goal of this study was to increase the capacity of schools to prevent Dating Violence/Harassment (DV/H) by evaluating the effectiveness of current multi-level DV/H prevention programming (Shifting Boundaries) in middle schools within a large urban school district.

Wellesley Centers for Women

Wellesley Centers for Women

Boston Public Schools Early Childhood Studies

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Published: 11 March 2008

Last Updated: 23 February 2017

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• Joanne Roberts
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• Nancy L. Marshall
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• Wendy Wagner Robeson
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• Education and Child Care
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• Boston Public Schools Early Childhood Studies

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.

Wellesley Centers for Women

Wellesley Centers for Women

Empowering Families

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Published: 07 January 2015

Last Updated: 17 January 2018

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• Joanne Roberts
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• Wendy Wagner Robeson
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• Youth and Adolescent Development

This project is designed to support children's social-emotional and cognitive development.

Wellesley Centers for Women

Wellesley Centers for Women

Developing and Validating Practical Teacher Assessments for Use in Center-based Pre-kindergarten Programs

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Published: 11 February 2011

Last Updated: 12 April 2017

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• Joanne Roberts
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• Wendy Wagner Robeson
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• Education and Child Care
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• Developing and Validating Practical Teacher Assessments for Use in Center-Based Pre-Kindergarten Programs

The goal of this project is to produce a reliable and valid measure of teachers’ educational beliefs and knowledge of child development and ECE pedagogy that can be used to validate the effectiveness of professional development programs and interventions, as well as, to provide valuable feedback in applied settings regarding ECE teachers’ professional development needs and classroom appropriateness.

Wellesley Centers for Women

Wellesley Centers for Women

Massachusetts QRIS Validation Study

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Published: 08 September 2016

Last Updated: 12 April 2017

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• Joanne Roberts
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• Education and Child Care

The Massachusetts QRIS Validation Study, led by Joanne Roberts, Ph.D., in collaboration with UMass Donahue Institute, involved the collection of quality observations and child assessments in ECE programs participating in the QRIS system.

Wellesley Centers for Women

Wellesley Centers for Women

Boston Quality Inventory

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Published: 03 October 2007

Last Updated: 06 December 2017

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• Joanne Roberts
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• Nancy L. Marshall
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• Quality Inventory for a 21st Century Plan for Boston's Youngest Children
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• Education and Child Care

This project provides a comprehensive picture of the quality of Boston's Early Care and Education programs for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, in both centers and family child care homes.

Wellesley Centers for Women

Wellesley Centers for Women

Work, Families and Children

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Published: 10 October 2007

Last Updated: 13 December 2017

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• Joanne Roberts
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• Nancy L. Marshall
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• Wendy Wagner Robeson
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• Work, Families and Children
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• Child Care and Early Care Education
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• Education and Child Care

This long-term program brings together research on employment, work and family issues, and child care as a support for working families.

Wellesley Centers for Women

Wellesley Centers for Women

Working Conditions and Health

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Published: 28 March 2013

Last Updated: 13 December 2017

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• Nancy L. Marshall
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• Education and Child Care
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• Working Conditions and Health

Ongoing since 1985
Study of working conditions and impact on health

Working Conditions and Health is a group of inter-related research projects with a common interest in understanding the relation of working conditions to the physical and mental health of workers.

Wellesley Centers for Women

Wellesley Centers for Women

Massachusetts Early Care and Education Studies

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Published: 06 December 2006

Last Updated: 12 April 2017

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• Joanne Roberts
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• Nancy L. Marshall
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• Wendy Wagner Robeson
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• Massachusetts Early Care and Education Study
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• Work, Families and Children
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• Child Care and Early Care Education
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• Education and Child Care

This group of inter-related research projects seeks to understand the state of early care and education in Massachusetts and make recommendations for quality outcomes.