Mathematica’s early childhood researchers are excited to join with other experts in the developmental science community for a series of sessions at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2023 Biennial Meeting, March 23 to 25, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Nearly 90 years ago, SRCD began hosting a biennial meeting to gather an international audience of professionals and graduate students across a range of disciplines. The meeting offers attendees a forum to share research focused on enhancing child development and gaining a deeper understanding of the field.
At this year’s event, Mathematica researchers will present at the following sessions examining equity and quality across early care and education (ECE) settings:
Thursday, March 23, 2023
- 10:00 a.m. MT—Exploring Protective Factors for Indigenous Children in the Midst of Economic, Environmental, and Social Stressors
Session type: Paper symposium
Track: Solicited Content: Indigenous Children and Families
Presenting author: Katie Gonzalez, researcher
Co-authors: Sara Bernstein and Lizabeth Malone
Presenters will examine economic stressors, community and cultural connections, and well-being among American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) children and their families in Region XI AIAN Head Start. They will also discuss how to conduct culturally responsible and respectful research in Indigenous communities. - 12:00 p.m. MT—Factors Explaining Differences in Classroom Quality: Evidence from Head Start
Session type: Poster session
Track: School Readiness/Childcare
Presenting author: Tutrang Nguyen, researcher
Co-authors: Christopher H. Jones, Jessica Harding, and Nikki Aikens
This presentation will examine factors that drive differences in preschool classroom quality and ways to promote equitable access to high-quality ECE.
Friday, March 24, 2023
- 1:30 p.m. MT—Assessing the Reliability of the HOVRS-3 by Comparing Live and Video Recorded Home Visit Observations
Session type: Poster session
Track: Prevention and Interventions
Presenting author: Alex Hollister, survey analyst
Co-authors: Harshini K. Shah and Cheri Vogel
The presenters will explore meaningful differences between home visit quality assessed through live observations compared with video-recorded observations using the Home Visit Rating Scales (HOVRS) quality measure. - 3:30 p.m. MT—Equity Issues in Measurement of Home-Based Child Care Quality
Session type: Paper symposium
Track: Social Policy
Presenting author: Annie Li, researcher
Co-author and session chair: Sally Atkins-Burnett
This discussion will examine how well existing measures and indicators assess quality in home-based child care (HBCC) settings and implications for equitably measuring HBCC quality.
Saturday, March 25, 2023
- 11:45 a.m. MT—Coaching Programs in ECE to Improve Effective Teaching: Variations in Implementation
Session type: Paper symposium
Track: School Readiness/Childcare
Presenting author: Elizabeth Cavadel, principal researcher
Co-authors: Emily Moiduddin, Yange Xue, and Nikki Aikens
The presenters will share findings from an investigation of patterns and variations in implementing coaching as a professional development tool for ECE educators in real-world settings. - 1:30 p.m. MT—Improving Our Lens: Innovative Measures for Understanding Early Childhood Classrooms, Leaders, and Transitions
Session type: Flash talk symposium
Track: Methods, History, Theory
Presenting author: Yange Xue, senior researcher (Mathematica)
Co-authors: Gretchen Kirby and Lizabeth Malone (Mathematica); Anne L. Douglass (University of Massachusetts Boston)
This session will discuss findings from a project that aims to study what effective ECE leadership looks like and to develop a new measure of quality in ECE leadership.
Learn more about how Mathematica’s child development experts are advancing evidence-based solutions to help ECE programs develop strategies that improve children’s learning and development.
