The early childhood framework was prepared by Karen VanderVen, Ph.D., Senior Visiting Fellow, Search Institute, and Professor, Psychology in Education, University of Pittsburgh; and Marc Mannes, Director of Applied Research, Search Institute. We wish to acknowledge the thorough review and high-quality suggestions made by Nina Sazer O’Donnell, Vice President, Family and Work Institute.
Feedback was sought and utilized throughout the process of creating the ECDAF from individual and group meetings and presentations with recognized experts in early childhood care and education and child development, as well as Search Institute staff. Special appreciation is extended to the following individuals:
- Annie Borja, United Way of America Success by Six, Washington, DC
- Sue Bredekamp, Director of Research, Council on Professional Development, Washington, D.C,
- Diana Dalsin, Minneapolis YMCA, Minneapolis, MN
- Kay Hong, Senior Projects Editor, Office of the President, Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN
- Ted Jurkiewicz, Technical Research Associate, High/Scope Research Foundation, Ypsilanti, MI
- Linda Likins, National Director, Devereux Early Childhood Initiative
- Eugene Roehlkepartain, Senior Adviser to the President, Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN
- Edna Runnels Ranck, Senior Research Associate, Early Childhood, Westover Associates, Annapolis, MD
- Nina Sazer O’Donnell, Vice President, Family and Work Institute, New York, NY
We also recognize the important contributions of Arturo Sesma, Applied Developmental Scientist, Search Institute, to the formulation of the ECDAF.
The ECDAF was crafted as part of the First Decade Project, funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to Search Institute.
