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Who are Indiana's early education researchers?

Indiana has a rich resource of people studying early education and child development. Here are the articles I've recently found.

Please let me know if you are beginning a study, completing a study, and/or publishing so that it can be announced. afcross@indiana.edu

If you can't access a university library to download an article, I've also included the email address of the first author.

Purdue University-West Lafayette (Lewsader & Elicker)

Kwon, K.-A., Bingham, G., Lewsader, J., Jeon, H.-J., & Elicker, J. (2013). Structured task versus free play: The influence of social context on parenting quality, toddlers' engagement with parents and play behaviors, and parent-toddler language use. Child Youth Care Forum, 42, 207-224. (Contact kkwon@gsu.edu)

University of Notre Dame (Petersen & McNeil)

Petersen, L. A., & McNeil, N. M. (2013). Effects of perceptually rich manipulatives on preschoolers' counting performance: Established knowledge counts. Child Development, 84(3), 1020-1033. (Contact lpeters4@nd.edu)

Indiana University-Bloomington, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community (all)

Conn-Powers, M., Cross, A. F., & Dixon, S. (2013). Assessing Indiana's early education classrooms- Final report. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University-Bloomington, Indiana, Indiana Institute on Disability & Community.

Purdue University (Diamond)

Hong, S.-Y., & Diamond, K. E. (2012). Two approaches to teaching young children science concepts, vocabulary, and scientific problem-solving skills. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 27, 295-305. (Contact shong5@unl.edu or kdiamond@purdue.edu)

Indiana University-Bloomington (McMullen & formerly IU, Lash)

McMullen, M, & Lash, M. (2012). Babies on campus: Service to infants and families among competing priorities in university child care programs. Early Childhood Research & Practice, 12(2).

University of Southern Indiana and Ball State University (all)

Mohr, J., Zygmunt, E, & Clark, P. (2012). Becoming good human beings: Low-income mothers' dreams for children and their insight into children's needs. Early Childhood Research & Practice, 12(2).

posted 5/10/2013