Pictured left to right: Michael Abel, Ph.D., director of the Early Childhood Innovation Center at UMKC’s Institute for Human Development; Nick Bollinger, research assistant; and senior research assistants Ryan Belew, Maya Szafraniec and Satya Golla.
Members of the Early Childhood Innovation Center from the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Institute for Human Development gathered in Philadelphia as they presented papers on a couple of topics at the American Educational Research Association Conference this week.
Research Assistant Nick Bollinger discussed his paper on “Factors That Predict Staff Turnover in Early Childhood Education Programs.” His research is based on assessment data from a recently launched, robust quality-improvement initiative. It examines various administrative practices in early childhood programs that may affect staff turnover.
Senior Research Assistant Satya Golla presented a paper on The Relationship Between Administrative Program Quality and Organizational Equity in Early Childhood Programs. Her study examines 197 early learning programs that found a positive relationship between administrative program quality and organizational equity.
The University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Institute for Human Development (UMKC-IHD) is the federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) for the state of Missouri. It is a member of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) and one of 67 UCEDDs located in every state and United States territory. As an applied research and training center for human services at UMKC, the IHD reports to the Office of the Provost and serves as a bridge between the university and community.
The American Educational Research Association (AERA), a national research society, strives to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good.
