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Evaluation of the Eager and Able to Learn Programme - executive summary
Summary of the evaluation of the programme for two to three year olds.
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A Fidelity and Implementation Study of the Eager and Able to Learn Programme
National Children’s Bureau NI study of delivery in 28 settings, September 2009 to June 2010.
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A Fidelity and Implementation Study of the Eager and Able to Learn Programme - appendices
Appendices to the National Children’s Bureau NI implementation study.
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The Developmental Status of 2-3 Year Old Children Entering Group-Based Settings in Northern Ireland
Baseline survey of 655 children in 90 settings, with their parents and practitioners. Not evidence of the programme’s effects.
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Proof of Concept - Learning from Nine Examples of Peacebuilding Evaluation
A report on the 2011 Peacebuilding Evaluation Evidence Summit, where Early Years presented findings. By Andrew Blum and Melanie Kawano-Chiu.
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The Media Initiative for Children: Using Early Years Programmes to Tackle Sectarianism and Racism
Kevin Fearon and Eleanor Mearns. The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations, Volume 11, Issue 5.
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A Cluster Randomised Trial Evaluation of the Media Initiative for Children: Respecting Difference Programme
Paul Connolly, Sarah Miller and Angela Eakin, Centre for Effective Education, Queen’s University Belfast. 74 pre-school settings and 1,181 children.
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Too Young to Notice? The Cultural and Political Awareness of 3-6 Year Olds in Northern Ireland
Paul Connolly, Alan Smith and Berni Kelly. Commissioned by the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council in partnership with Channel 4.
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