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Peacock, Shelley, Stephanie Konrad, Erin Watson, Darren Nickel, and Nazeem Muhajarine. (2013). “Effectiveness of home visiting programs on child outcomes: a systematic review.” BMC public health 13, no. 1: 1

Motivation for inclusion: Peacock et al. analyzed 21 randomized controlled trials and found that “home-visiting programs are limited in improving the lives of socially high-risk children who live in disadvantaged families.” They also noted that the relationship between mothers and...

Brookes, Sheila J., et al. (2006). “Building successful home visitor–mother relationships and reaching program goals in two Early Head Start programs: A qualitative look at contributing factors.” Early Childhood Research Quarterly 21.1: 25-45

Motivation for inclusion: Brookes et al. analyzed an ethnography of an Early Head Start program, which involved prolonged engagement with nine families and their associated service providers for five years. Interestingly, they found that home visitor conscientiousness as well as...