Recent Publications
Gadsden, V. & Ray, A. (2006). Parents’ expectations and children’s early literacy: Reimagining parent engagement through parent inquiry. In R. T. Jiménez & V. O. Pang (Eds.),
Race, ethnicity and education Volume 2: Language, literacy and schooling. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
Ray, A., Bowman, B., and Brownell, J. O’N. (2006). Teacher-child relationships, social-emotional development, and school achievement. In B. Bowman & E. K. Moore (Eds.),
School readiness and social-emotional development: Perspectives on cultural diversity (pp. 7-22). Washington, DC: National Black Child Development Institute.
Ray, A., Bowman, B. & Robbins, J. (2006).
Preparing Early Childhood Teachers To Successfully Educate All Children: The Contribution Of State Boards Of Higher Education and National Professional Accreditation Organizations,
A Project of the Initiative on Race, Class and Culture in Early Childhood, Final Report to the Foundation for Child Development, New York, New York.
Ray, A., Bowman, B. & Robbins, J. (2006).
Preparing Early Childhood Teachers To Successfully Educate All Children: The Contribution of Four-Year Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Programs, A Project of the Initiative on Race, Class and Culture in Early Childhood, Final Report to the Foundation for Child Development, New York, New York.
Bowman, B. T., & Ray, A. (2004).
Proceedings
of the Conference, Field of Early Childhood Education Professional
Development: Implications for Teaching, Research, and Policy.
Bowman, B., & Moore, E. (Eds.) (2006). School Readiness and
Social-Emotional Development: Exploring Diverse Cultural Perspectives.
National Black Child Development Institute.
Bowman, B. T. (2001) Facing the Future
. NAEYC at 75. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Bowman, B. T., Donovan, S., & Burns, M. (Eds.). (2001).
Eager to Learn. Washington D.C.: National Academy Press.
Bowman, B. T. (1999). Kindergarten Practices for Children from Low-Income Homes. In Pianata, R., & Cox, M. (Eds.),
The Transition to Kindergarten. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
Bowman, B. T. (1998). Policy Implications for Math, Science, and
Technology in Early Childhood Education. Dialogue on Early Childhood
Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education. American Association
for the Advancement of Science.
Bowman, B. T. (1997). Preschool as Family Support in Advances. In Reifel, S. (Ed.),
Early Education and Day Care: Family Policy and Practice on Early Child Care. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, Inc.
Kagan, S. L., & Bowman, B.T. (Eds.). (1997).
Leadership in Early Care and Education. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Stott, F., & Bowman, B.T. (1996). Child Development Knowledge: A Slippery Base for Practice.
Early Childhood Research Quarterly 11.
Gadsden, V. & Ray, A. (2003).
Fathers' Role in Children's Academic Achievement and Early Literacy (ERIC Publication No. ED482051. ERIC Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting, ERIC Digest.
Ray, A. & Gadsden V. (2002). Engaging Fathers: Issues and Consideration for Early Childhood Educators.
Young Children, 57(6), National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), http://www.journal.naeyc.org/search/item-detail.asp?page=1&docID=2805&sesID=1099407051432.
Gadsden, V. L., Fagan, J., Ray, A., & Davis, J.E. (2002). Fathering indicators for practice and evaluation: The Fathering Indicators Framework. In R. Day & M. Lamb (Eds.),
Measuring Father Involvement in Diverse Settings. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Hans, S., Ray, A., Berstein, V., & Halpern, R. (1995).
Caregiving in the inner-city. A final report to the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. University of Chicago, Department of Psychiatry, Unit for Research in Child Psychiatry and Development, Chicago IL.
McLoyd, V. C., Ray, A., & Etter-Lewis, G. (1985). "Being and Becoming: The Interface of Language and Family Role Knowledge in the Pretend Play of Young African-American Girls." In L. Galda & S. Pelligrini (Eds.),
The Language of Play. New York: Ablex.