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A Golden Opportunity: Advancing California's Early Care and Education Workforce Professional Development System
This study focuses on the education, training, and ongoing professional development of early care and education (ECE) caregivers, teachers, and administrators who work with infants, toddlers, andpreschool-age children from birth to kindergarten entry in California. It aims to provide a comprehensiv... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2012 -
The 21st Century at Work: Forces Shaping the Future Workforce and Workplace in the United States
What are the forces that will continue to shape the U.S. workforce and workplace over the next 10 to 15 years? With its eye on forming sound policy and helping stakeholders in the private and public sectors make informed decisions, the U.S. Department of Labor asked RAND to look at the future of wor... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2004 -
The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California
There is increased interest in California and other states in providing universal access to publicly funded preschool education. In considering such a program, policymakers and the public focus on the potential benefits and costs of such a program. This study aims to inform such deliberations by con... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2005 -
Early Childhood Interventions
Considers the potential consequences of not investing additional resources in children's lives, the range of early intervention programs, the demonstrated benefits of interventions having high-quality evaluations, the features associated with successful programs, and the returns to society associate... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2005 -
Facing Human Capital Challenges of the 21st Century: Executive Summary
Summarizes the education and labor market initiatives implemented or under way in four countries in the Arab region--Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates--to address the human resource issues they each face as they prepare their countries for a place in the 21st century global economy.... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2008 -
Preschool Adequacy and Efficiency in California
by Lynn A. Karoly • David R. Howell • Tom Latourrette • David E. Mosher • Lois M. Davis • Preston NiblackThe California Preschool Study examined gaps in school readiness and achievement in the early grades among California children and the potential for high-quality preschool to close those gaps, the use of early care and education (ECE) services and their quality, and the system of publicly funded ECE... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2009 -
Investing in Our Children: What We Know and Don't Know About the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions
There is increasing evidence that the first few years after birth are particularly important in child development and present opportunities for enrichment but also vulnerabilities do to poverty and other social stressors. Elected officials have begun proposing potentially costly programs to interven... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 1998 -
Early and School-Age Care in Santa Monica: Executive Summary
The landscape of early learning and out-of-school-time programs in the City of Santa Monica is complex, with numerous providers and funding streams. This complexity reflects its evolution in response to changes in federal, state, and local priorities and initiatives. Future shifts in funding levels,... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2014 -
Early and School-Age Care in Santa Monica: Current System, Policy Options, and Recommendations
In July 2012, the City of Santa Monica Human Services Division and the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District contracted with the RAND Corporation to conduct an assessment of child care programs in Santa Monica. The project sought to assess how well Santa Monica's early and school-age care pro... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2014 -
Cherries: Botany, Production and Uses (Botany, Production and Uses)
by Yan Wang • Amy Iezzoni • Gregory Lang • Matthew Whiting • Marlene Ayala • Teresa Barreneche • Tim Beliën • Michael Blanke • Jorunn Børve • Donato Boscia • Geza Bujdoso • José Antonio Campoy • Thierry Candresse • Gerard Charlot • Sezai Ercisli • Ricardo Flores • Thomas Forge • Milica Fotiric Akšic • Michael Gétaz • Daniela Giovannini • David Gónzalez-Gómez • Maria Herrero • Monika Höfer • Károly Hrotkó • Jovana Hrustic • Antonio Ippolito • Delano James • Wihelm Jelkmann • Martin Jensen • Monika Kaluzna • Moritz Knoche • Kirsten Koppler • Kouman Koumanov • Nemanja Kuzmanovic • Lynn Long • Gregorio López-Ortega • Slawomir A Lux • George Athanasios Manganaris • Marta Mari • Mekjell Meland • Monika Michalecka • Dragan Milatovic • Denise Neilsen • Gerry Neilsen • Aleksa Obradovic • László Palkovics • Vicente Pallás • Nikolaos T Papadopoulos • Janos Apostol • Gérard Charlot • Miroslawa Cieslinska • James Delano • Kirsten Köppler • Slawomir A. Lux • Vicente Pallas • Nikolaos T. Papadopoulos • Ronald Perry • Anna Poniatowska • Joël F. Pothier • Joanna Pulawska • Javier Rodrigo • José Quero-García • Elzbieta Rozpara • Michela Ruinelli • Simona Marianna Sanzani • Maria Saponari • Mirko Schuster • Manuel Joaquín Serradilla • Brankica Tanovic • Peter Toivonen • Daniel Valero • Anita Végh • Aleš Vokurka • Bénédicte Wenden • Andreas Winkler • Ana Wünsch • Juan Pablo ZoffoliSweet and sour cherries (Prunus avium and Prunus cerasus) are important fruit crops for which demand is high and growing. A significant number of new varieties, rootstocks and training systems have been released or developed in recent years in order to improve the efficiency and profitability of che... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2017