Early Care and Education Leadership Study (ExCELS) Data User’s Guide

Early Care and Education Leadership Study (ExCELS) Data User’s Guide

Published: Feb 14, 2024
Publisher: The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation
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Associated Project

Early Care and Education Leadership Study (ExCELS)

Time frame: 2018-2023

Prepared for:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation

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Authors

Ellen Litkowski

Brett Eiffes

Davis Straske

Scilla Albanese

Katie Gonzales

Reggie Gilliard

Elisabeth Appel

The Early Care and Education Leadership Study (ExCELS) featured a descriptive study that served as the basis for developing a new measure of leadership in center-based early care and education settings. This user’s guide presents an overview of the descriptive study, including its theory of change, research questions, and key study features; information on the study’s sample, recruitment, and data collection processes; and details on the data file content and structure of the restricted-use ExCELS data files.

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