2021
Promoting Social Cohesion and Peacebuilding Through Investment in Early Childhood Development Programs
Dunne L, Brennan-Wilson A, Craig N, Miller S, Connolly P, Leckman J, Aber J, Yoshikawa H, Fitzpatrick S, Pham P, Vinck P, Walmsley P. Promoting Social Cohesion and Peacebuilding Through Investment in Early Childhood Development Programs. Peace Psychology Book Series 2021, 305-322. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-77688-6_17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial cohesionSustainable Development GoalsEarly childhood developmentUnited Nations Children's FundLives of childrenTerms of educationEarly childhood development programsECD servicesInternational evidence baseChildhood development programsStrategic partnershipVulnerable contextsUnited NationsDevelopment GoalsNorthern IrelandECD programsIntegrated provisionMillions of childrenInternational networkOwn livesChildren's FundDevelopment programsCohesionMiddle-income countriesPositive way
2019
Implementation Evaluation of the Mother‐Child Education Program Among Refugee and Other Vulnerable Communities in Lebanon
Ponguta LA, Issa G, Aoudeh L, Maalouf C, Nourallah S, Khoshnood K, Zonderman AL, Katsovich L, Moore C, Salah R, Al‐Soleiti M, Britto PR, Leckman JF. Implementation Evaluation of the Mother‐Child Education Program Among Refugee and Other Vulnerable Communities in Lebanon. New Directions For Child And Adolescent Development 2019, 2019: 91-116. PMID: 31509332, DOI: 10.1002/cad.20314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-Child Education ProgramEarly childhood parenting programsEarly life adversityImplementation evaluationProgram uptakeParental knowledgeEarly childhood development programsEducation programsParenting ProgramChildhood development programsLow-income communitiesVulnerable settingsRCTsTrialsEvaluation
2018
Early Childhood Development Programs, Peacebuilding, and the Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research and Multisectoral Partnerships
Angelica Ponguta L, Donaldson C, Affolter F, Connolly P, Dunne L, Miller S, Britto P, Salah R, Leckman J. Early Childhood Development Programs, Peacebuilding, and the Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research and Multisectoral Partnerships. Social Indicators Research Series 2018, 74: 77-95. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96592-5_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSustainable Development GoalsChildhood development programsDevelopment GoalsSustainable developmentGlobal Peace IndexMulti-sectoral partnershipsTheory of changeDevelopment programsInterdisciplinary researchEarly childhood development programsPeace IndexGlobal contextMultisectoral partnershipsSocial perspectiveEarly childhood developmentPeacebuildingMultiple contextsPartnershipChildhood developmentResearch gapProgram outcomesContextAgendaChapterResearch