Sesame Street Growing Together Evaluation

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study aims to evaluate the appeal and effectiveness of Sesame Workshop's Growing Together online professional development course.

Official Title
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Sesame Street Growing Together Evaluation: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Professional Development Course for Early Care and Education Teachers

Conditions
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Family Engagement

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Growing Together


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Teachers: Work in an eligible center with a director who has agreed for the center to participate in the study Serve as the lead teacher in a classroom with at least 3 four year olds (can be a co-teacher and can teach a mixed age class) Have access to reliable, high-speed internet Have an email address that can be shared with researchers Read English enough to understand course materials and/or surveys Not have previously accessed the Growing Together course Be available during the timeframe of the study Parents: Have a child who is 4 years old or about to be 4 years old during the weeks of the course enrolled in a classroom at least 3 days in a typical week with a teacher interested in participating in the study Have access to reliable, high-speed internet Have an email address that can be shared with researchers Read English enough to understand course materials and/or surveys Be available during the timeframe of the study Exclusion Criteria: Teachers: Working in an ineligible center Working in a center with a director who has not agreed for the center to participate in the study Not being a lead teacher Not teaching at least 3 four year olds Not having access to reliable, high-speed internet Not willing to share an email address with researchers Being unable to read English enough to understand course materials and/or surveys Having previously accessed the Growing Together course Not being available during the timeframe of the study Parents: Not having a child who is 4 years old or about to be 4 years old during the weeks of the course Not having a child enrolled in a classroom at least 3 days in a typical week Not having a child enrolled in a classroom with a teacher interested in participating in the study Not having access to reliable, high-speed internet Not willing to share an email address with researchers Being unable to read English enough to understand course materials and/or surveys Not being available during the timeframe of the study

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention<br>Growing Together program | Other: Growing Together<br>* Growing Together is a suite of free, online research-informed professional development modules to help early childhood educators promote deeper family engagement and enrich teacher-parent interactions.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Family and Provider/Teacher Relationship Quality (FTPRQ) | Self-report measure (teachers and parents) of the quality of family and teacher relationships. | Up to 12 weeks | 
| Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale | Teachers' self-efficacy in three areas: student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management. | Up to 12 weeks | 
| Family Involvement Questionnaire (FIQ) | Multi-dimensional parent-report scale of family involvement in early childhood education, reflecting levels of involvement of parent activity across home and classroom contexts. | Up to 12 weeks | 
| Activities with Your Child | Parent report of the frequency with which they or someone in their family engaged in a variety of activities with their child; adapted from the Head Start FACES studies parent interviews. | Up to 12 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Preschoolers, Second Edition (DECA-P2) | Behavior rating scale completed by parents and teachers. Provides an assessment of within-child protective factors related to resilience and a screener for behavioral concerns in children ages 3 through 5. | Up to 12 weeks |