2017
An Evaluation of an Educational Video Game on Mathematics Achievement in First Grade Students
Hieftje K, Pendergrass T, Kyriakides T, Gilliam W, Fiellin L. An Evaluation of an Educational Video Game on Mathematics Achievement in First Grade Students. Technologies 2017, 5: 30. DOI: 10.3390/technologies5020030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEducational video gamesFirst grade studentsMean math scoresMath skillsMath scoresGrade studentsVideo gamesEarly primary educationEarly math skillsLow math skillsMathematics achievementAcademic achievementPrimary educationMath developmentStudentsSkillsHigh senseFuture successStandardized assessmentAchievementGameEducationMathematicsAcademicsSense
2012
Measuring the Environments of Early Care, Education, and Intervention Programs for Children in Poverty
Gilliam W, Sosinsky L. Measuring the Environments of Early Care, Education, and Intervention Programs for Children in Poverty. 2012, 243-258. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9781139016827.016.Chapters
2011
Assistant Teachers in Prekindergarten Programs: What Roles Do Lead Teachers Feel Assistants Play in Classroom Management and Teaching?
Sosinsky L, Gilliam W. Assistant Teachers in Prekindergarten Programs: What Roles Do Lead Teachers Feel Assistants Play in Classroom Management and Teaching? Early Education And Development 2011, 22: 676-706. DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2010.497432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssistant teachersHead StartClassroom managementTeacher education levelLead teachersTeacher workforceEducation workforceClassroom characteristicsPrekindergarten programsMost classroomsPublic schoolsTeachersBachelor's degreeClassroomMultiple assistantsHigh school degreeSchool degreeTeachingEducation levelHierarchical multiple regressionAssistantsWorkforcePlanning timeSchoolsEducation
2008
Head Start, Public School Prekindergarten, and a Collaborative Potential
Gilliam W. Head Start, Public School Prekindergarten, and a Collaborative Potential. Infants & Young Children 2008, 21: 30-44. DOI: 10.1097/01.iyc.0000306371.40414.7c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHead StartLower student-teacher ratiosState-funded prekindergarten programsCollaborative modelStudent-teacher ratioSmaller class sizesHead Start programsLead teachersPrekindergarten classroomsEducation modelSchool involvementPrekindergarten programsClass sizePrekindergartenChallenges of implementationStart programCreative waysComprehensive servicesCollaborative potentialCollaborative programTeachersEducationProgramClassroomDramatic growth
2006
A Vision for Universal Preschool Education
Zigler E, Gilliam W, Jones S. A Vision for Universal Preschool Education. 2006 DOI: 10.1017/cbo9781139167284.BooksPreschool programsHigh-quality preschool programsPreschool education programsQuality preschool programsUniversal preschool educationPreschool educationEducational servicesGrade retentionAcademic performanceSchool readinessEducation programsPreschool servicesUniversal preschool programsLife successNations childrenSocial foundationsField of psychologyEducationProgramResearch pointsSchoolsCompelling casePolitical scienceChildrenReadiness
1999
Will Fifty Cooks Spoil the Broth?
Ripple C, Gilliam W, Chanana N, Zigler E. Will Fifty Cooks Spoil the Broth? American Psychologist 1999, 54: 327-343. DOI: 10.1037/0003-066x.54.5.327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchState controlSound policy decisionsState preschool programState-funded initiativesState governmentsPolicy analystsHead StartPolicy decisionsComprehensive servicesPreschool educationLow-income childrenPreschool programsDevolutionGovernmentSame timeServicesPolicymakersDebateInitiativesCommon areasSerious concernClassroom qualityEducationStateProgram