Rebecca Grove

Assistant Professor of Education, Department of Education,

Hood College

Rebecca Grove is assistant professor of education in the Department of Education at Hood College. She was formerly assistant clinical professor and professional development coordinator in the Early Childhood and Special Education Programs at at the University of Maryland (UMD), and taught courses for English education majors. She was also a research assistant at the Morgan Education Group as a writing consultant, researcher, and contributing writer, focusing on areas of research included college access, readiness, and retention, and school improvement; and an instructor, research associate, clinical experience supervisor, and program support graduate assistant at UMD College of Education. Grove received her PhD in curriculum and instruction from the University of Maryland.

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Contributing topics

Access, quality & alignment in early childhood education

Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes

Publications by Rebecca Grove

September 2003

Matching Funds for Retention Incentives for Early Care and Education Staff Evaluation

Year Two Progress Report, 2002–03—Executive Summary

This report highlights findings from a 2002-03 progress report on First 5 California's childcare retention incentive programs, aimed at improving retention and increasing training among early care and education staff. Data were collected from ten…

February 2003

Matching Funds for Retention Incentives for Early Care and Education Staff Evaluation

Year One Progress Report, 2001–2002

This policy brief examines the effectiveness of childcare retention incentive (CRI) programs in selected California counties. It assesses program design, participant characteristics, training activities, and retention rates among early care and…