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The Harvard Family Research Project separated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education to become the Global Family Research Project as of January 1, 2017. It is no longer affiliated with Harvard University.
A list of useful resources on the Internet.
The Electronic Mailbox section features a list of useful resources on the Internet relating to the issue's theme of Children and Youth.
A list of useful resources on the Internet.
A list of useful resources on the Internet.
A list of useful resources on the Internet.
A list of useful resources on the Internet.
The Electronic Mailbox section features a list of useful resources on the Internet relating to the issue's theme of Methodology.
A list of useful resources on the Internet.
In this Commentary, Harvard Family Research Project’s Heidi Rosenberg discusses how continuous improvement processes can strengthen family engagement strategies, and outlines the mindset and key practices that organizations need to adopt in order to use data to understand and improve upon their work.
Paul Gertler, Harry Patrinos, and Marta Rubio-Codina summarize a study on the outcomes associated with a school-based management intervention in Mexico.
Harvard Family Research Project presents an example of an organization using empowerment evaluation.
David Fetterman of Stanford University and the California Institute of Integral Studies describes empowerment evaluation.
David Fetterman, from the Schools of Medicine and Education at Stanford University, describes how technological tools can be integrated into the practice of empowerment evaluation.
This article examines both the incentives and barriers that affect adolescents' participation in out-of-school time programs.
A group of researchers illlustrate how the practice of family engagement can link the out-of-school time, school, and home contexts.
To be successful, children need a strong science, technology, engineering, and math foundation. Learn how Iridescent, a project funded in part by the National Science Foundation, connects families, engineers, and children to develop these skills early on in school.
This new report from Harvard Family Research Project and Public/Private Ventures highlights key strategies to promote out-of-school-time program participation among older youth.
Free. Available online only.
This research synopsis summarizes the findings from Engaging Older Youth, a new report from Harvard Family Research Project and Public/Private Ventures that highlights key strategies to promote out-of-school-time program participation among older youth.
Free. 12 Pages.
An urban public school successfully engages parents by offering a variety of school-based activities, a welcoming environment, and frequent communication between staff and parents.
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Ila Desmukh Towery and Rachel Oliveri offer lessons for engaging teacher and student stakeholders in the evaluation of a professional development program.
Lori Takeuchi—Director of Research for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and author of the recent report Families Matter: Engaging Families in a Digital Age—discusses her research on how children use technology across the various settings of their lives, and the implications of her findings for practitioners who work with young children and their families.
Sarah Brown, Director of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, describes the unique way in which the Campaign has enlisted the support of “unusual suspects” in its efforts to improve child well-being and reduce child poverty.
This Snapshot provides an overview of how researchers are evaluating out-of-school time programs’ engagement with families.
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Research suggesting links between parenting goals and cognitive ability informs a goal-based parenting intervention program for low-income families.
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Ruth Hubbell McKey of Ellswood Associates and Louisa Tarullo of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services discuss the FACES study of Head Start.