Professional Background
Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Early Childhood and Family Policy; Co-director, National Center for Children and Families.
Educational Background
B.A., University of Michigan (English); M.A., Johns Hopkins University (Liberal Arts); Ed.D., Teachers College (Curriculum and Teaching).
Scholarly Interests
Application of child and parent development research to the formation and implementation of public policies; the impact of institutions on the development of low-income children.
Selected Publications
Leadership in early care and education (National Association for the Education of Young Children, co-ed.).
Reinventing early care and education: A vision for a quality system (Jossey-Bass, co-ed.).
Putting families first: America's family support movement and the challenge of change (Jossey-Bass, co-ed.).
Integrating services for children and families (Yale University Press).
The care and education of America's young children: Obstacles and opportunities (National Society for the Study of Education, 90th Yearbook, ed.).
United we stand: Collaboration for childcare and early education services (Teachers College Press).
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In Press Kagan, S. L. (in press). A conversation with Sharon Lynn Kagan. In M. R. Jalongo & J. P. Isenberg (Eds.), Exploring your role: A practitioner's introduction to early childhood education . Columbus, OH: Merrill/Prentice Hall. Kagan, S.L. (in press). Advancing child abuse and neglect protective factors: The Role of the early care and education infrastructure. Center for the Study of Social Policy. Kagan, S. L., & Lowenstein, A. (in press). Parenting education: Cultural accelerator or reflector? Paper presented at cultural indicators conference. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Kagan, S. L., & Lowenstein, A. (in press). School readiness and children's play: Contemporary oxymoron or compatible option? In E. F. Zigler, D. G. Singer, & S. J. Bishop-Josef (Eds.), Children's play: The roots of reading . Washington, DC: ZERO TO THREE Press. Kagan, S. L., & Scott-Little, C. (in press). Early learning standards: Changing the parlance and practice of early childhood education. Phi Delta Kappan. Kagan, S. L., & Weissbourd, B. (in press). Family support: A force for change. In child development and social policy: Knowledge for action, A Festschrift for Edward Zigler . Carroll, J., Ochshorn, S., Kagan, S. L., Fuller, B. (in press). Effective investments in early care and education: What can we learn from research ? (Policy Brief I) Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures. Loeb, S., Fuller, B., Kagan, S. L., Carrol, B. (in press). How welfare reform affects the lives of preschool-age children: An analysis of random assignment data from Connecticut (PACE Working paper). Berkeley: PACE. Lowenstein, A. E., Ochshorn, S., Kagan, S. L., Fuller, B. (in press). The effects of professional development efforts and compensation on quality of early care and education services. (Policy Brief II). Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures. Ochshorn, S., Kagan, S. L, Carroll, J., Lowenstein, A. E., Fuller, B. (in press). The effects of regulation on the quality of early care and education (Policy Brief III). Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures. Rigby, E., Ochshorn, S., Kagan, S. L., Fuller, B. (in press). Infant and toddler care - Meeting the needs of families with options that work. (Policy Brief IV) Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures. Scott-Little, C., Kagan, S. L., and Frelow, V. S. (in press). Creating the conditions for success with early learning standards: Results from a national study of state-level standards for children's learning prior to kindergarten. 2003 Kagan, S. L., & Neuman, M. J. (2003). Back to basics: Building an early care and education system. In F. Jacobs, D. Wertlieb, & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Handbook of applied developmental science: Vol. 2. Enhancing the life chances of youth and families. Contributions of programs, policies, and service systems (pp. 329-345) . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Kagan, S. L., & Neuman, M. J. (2003). Integrating early care and education. Educational Leadership, 60 (7), 58-64. Kagan, S. L., & Rigby, E. (2003). Policy matters: Setting and measuring benchmarks for state policies . Washington, DC: Center for the Study of Social Policy. Kagan, S. L., & Rigby, E. (2003). State policies that work: A series of policy briefs from the Policy Matters project . Washington, DC: Center for the Study of Social Policy. Kagan, S. L., Scott-Little, C., Frelow, V. S. (2003). Early learning standards for young children: A survey of the states. Young Children. 58(4), 58-76. Scott-Little, C., Kagan, S. L., Clifford, R. M. (2003). Assessing the state of state assessments: Perspectives on assessing young children. Greensboro, North Carolina: University of North Carolina, SERVE. Scott-Little, C., Kagan, S. L., Frelow, V. S. (2003). Standards for preschool children's learning and development: Who has the standards, how were they developed, and how were they used ? Greensboro, North Carolina: University of North Carolina, SERVE. 2002 Kagan, S. L. (2002). Equal access to early learning . Washington, DC: The National Black Child Development Institute. Kagan, S. L. (2002). Financing early care and education. Equal access to early learning. Washington, DC: The National Black Child Development Institute. Kagan, S. L., Brandon, R. N., Ripple, C. H., Maher, E. J., & Joesch, J. (2002). Supporting quality early childhood care and education: Addressing compensation and infrastructure. Young Children, 57(3), 58-65. Kagan, S. L., & Hallmark, L. G. (2002). The pendulum of early childhood curriculum: A story of changing contexts and ideologies. In V. Sollars (Ed.), Curricula, policies and practices in early childhood education (pp. 12-22). Malta: Ministry of Education. Clifford, R. M., Kagan, S. L., Cochran, M., & Fu, V. (2002). Challenges for early childhood education and care policy. In D. Cryer (Ed.), Early childhood education and care in the USA: Policy and state of the art at the millennium. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Fuller, B., Caspary, G., Kagan, S. L., Gauthier, C., Carroll, J., & McCarthy, J. (2002). Does maternal employment influence poor children's social development? Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 17 (4), 470-497. Fuller, B., Kagan, S. L., Caspary, G., & Gauthier, C. (2002). Has welfare reform advanced child-care options for poor families? The Future of Children, 12(1), 97-119. 2001 Kagan, S. L. (2001). Back to basics: Essential components of an American early care and education system. Albany, NY: New York State Department of Education. Kagan, S. L. (2001). Giving America's young children a better start: A change brief. Denver, CO: Education Commission of the States. Kagan, S. L., & Hallmark, L. G. (2001). Cultivating leadership in early care and education. Child Care Information Exchange, 140, 7-12. Kagan, S. L., & Hallmark, L. G. (2001). Early care and education policies in Sweden: Implications for the United States. Phi Delta Kappan, 83(3), 237-254. Kagan, S. L., & Hallmark, L. G. (2001). Facing Janus: Leadership in early care and education. State Education Leader, 19(2), 5-6. Fuller, B., Chang, Y.-W., Suzuki, S., & Kagan, S. L. (2001, August). Child-care aid and quality for California families: Focusing on San Francisco and Santa Clara counties ( PACE Working Paper 01-2). Berkeley: PACE. Holloway, S. D., Kagan, S. L., Fuller, B., Tsou, L., & Carroll, J. (2001). Assessing child care quality with a telephone interview. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, (16), 165-189. Peisner-Feinberg, E. S., Burchinal, M. R., Clifford, R. M., Culkin, M. L., Howes, C., Kagan, S. L., et al. (2001). The relationship of preschool child care quality to children's cognitive and social developmental trajectories through second grade. Child Development, 72 (5), 1534-1553. 2000 Kagan, S. L. (2000). Financing the field: From mistakes to high stakes. Tenth presidential essay. Young Children, 55(3), 4-5. Kagan, S. L. (2000). Foreward. In M. L. Culkin (Ed.), Managing quality in Kagan, S. L. (2000). Making assessment count...what matters. Ninth presidential essay. Young Children, 55(2), 4-5. Kagan, S. L. (2000). On beginning a new millennium. Eighth presidential essay. Young Children, 55(1), 4-5. Kagan, S. L. (2000). On being president: Heart, head, and hands. Twelfth presidential essay. Young Children, 55(5), 4-5. Kagan, S. L. (2000). What's in a name? Eleventh presidential essay. Young Children, 55(4), 4. Kagan, S. L., & McLearn, K. T. (2000). Supporting infants and toddlers: The nascent policy agenda. In D. Cryer & T. Harms (Eds.), Infants and toddler in out-of-home care (pp. 296-308). Baltimore: Paul Brookes Publishing Company. Kagan, S. L. & Neuman, M. J. (2000). Early care and education: Current issues and future strategies. In S. J. Meisels & J. P. Shonkoff (Eds.), Handbook of early childhood intervention (pp. 339-360). New York: Cambridge University Press. Kagan, S. L., Verzaro-O'Brien, M., Kim, U., & Formica, M. (2000). Head Brandon, R. N., Kagan, S. L., & Joesch, J. M. (2000). Design choices: Universal financing for early care and education. Seattle, WA: Human Services Policy Center. Fuller, B. & Kagan, S. L. (2000). Remember the children: Mothers balance work under welfare reform. Growing up in poverty project, Wave 1 findings- California, Connecticut, Florida. Berkeley, California: University of California. Mensing, J., French, D., Fuller, B., & Kagan, S. L. (2000). Child care selection under welfare reform: How mothers balance work requirements and parenting. Early Education and Development, 11(5), 573-595. 1999 Kagan, S. L. (1999). A5: Redefining 21st-century early care and education. Seventh presidential essay. Young Children, 54(6), 2-3. Kagan, S. L. (1999). Cracking the readiness mystique. Sixth presidential essay. Young Children, 54(5), 2-3. Kagan, S. L. (1999). Early childhood education and care policy in Sweden. Paris, France: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Kagan, S. L. (1999). Going beyond "z." Third presidential essay. Young Children, 54(2), 2. Kagan, S. L. (1999). On leadership in the coming era. Fifth presidential essay. Young Children, 54(4), 2-3. Kagan, S. L. (1999). Painting a new "think:" An early care and education system? Fourth presidential essay. Young Children, 54(3), 2. Kagan, S. L. (1999). The more things change, the more they stay the same: Fact or fiction? Second presidential essay. Young Children, 54(1), 2. Kagan, S. L., & Wechsler, S. (1999). Changing realities: Changing research. In S. Reifel (Ed.), Advances in early education and day care (pp. 41-67). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press. Kim, U., & Kagan, S. L. (1999). Stepping back and looking forward: Thinking about assessment for young children. Instructional Leader, XII(5), 1-5. Peisner-Feinberg, E. S., Burchinal, M. R., Clifford, R. M., Culkin, M. L., Howes, C., Kagan, S. L., Yazejian, N., Byler, P., Rustici, J., & Zelazo, J. (1999). The children of the cost, quality, and outcomes study go to school. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center. Kagan, S. L. (1998). Using a theory of change approach in a national evaluation of family support programs. In K. Fulbright-Anderson, A. C. Kubisch, & J. P. Connell (Eds.), New approaches to evaluating community initiatives: (Vol. 2). Theory, measurement, and analysis (pp. 113-121). Washington, DC: Aspen Institute Roundtable. Kagan, S. L., & Neuman, M. J. (1998). Three decades of transition research: What does it tell us? Elementary School Journal: Special Issue on Transitions, 98(4), 365-380. Shepard, L. A., Kagan, S. L., & Wurtz, E. O. (1998). Goal 1 early childhood assessment resource group recommendations. Young Children, 53(3), 52-54. Shepard, L. A., Kagan, S. L., & Wurtz, E. O. (1998). Principles and recommendations for early childhood assessments. Washington, DC: National Education Goals Panel. Shepard, L. A., Taylor, G. A., & Kagan, S. L. (1998). Trends in early childhood assessment policies and practices. Washington, DC: National Education Goals Panel. | |||
Sharon Lynn Kagan
Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Early Childhood and Family Policy; Co-director, National Center for Children and Families.
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