Nebraskans Speak About Early Care and Education: Buffett Early Childhood Institute/Gallup Survey on Early Childhood Care and Education in Nebraska

The Buffett Early Childhood Institute/Gallup Survey on Early Childhood Care and Education in Nebraska demonstrates that the vast majority of Nebraskans recognize the importance of high-quality early care and education. However, Nebraskans also report its lack of availability and affordability across the state. Most Nebraskans agree that the state should make early care and education a higher priority than it currently is today. Results from this study are based on questionnaires completed by more than 7,100 Nebraska residents. Gallup conducted the survey in English and Spanish via mail in late August through September 2015. The following represent key findings from the study: 1 Nebraskans recognize the importance of early care and education. • The vast majority (68%) of Nebraska residents say early care and education has a lot of impact on the long-term success of students in school and in life. • Only 10% of Nebraska residents strongly feel that most young children in Nebraska are prepared to be successful in school when they start Kindergarten. 2 Nebraskans do not believe high-quality early care and education is available or affordable for all families in the state. • Just 11% of Nebraska residents strongly agree that high-quality early care and education is available to every family in the state. • Only 6% of Nebraskans strongly agree that high-quality early care and education is affordable for every family in Nebraska. • Among several possible obstacles, more than a third (35%) of Nebraska residents say cost is the biggest challenge families face in obtaining high-quality care and education for their young children. 3 Nebraskans report deficiencies in early care and education in their area and in the state. • Only 15% of Nebraskans are very satisfied with the quality of early care and education programs in the city or area where they live. • Just 1% of Nebraska residents say that all children from birth to age 5 in Nebraska receive highquality early care and education. 4 Nebraskans want a greater investment in quality early care and education. • Two-thirds (67%) of Nebraskans strongly agree or agree that the state should make early care and education a higher priority than it is today. • The majority of Nebraska residents (58%) believe the state is investing too little in early care and education, while only 6% think the state is investing too much. 5 Nebraskans support early care and education for children most in need. • Only two in 10 residents (19%) strongly agree or agree that Nebraska is doing enough to help children from low-income families be ready for success in life. • Half of Nebraskans strongly agree or agree that the state should provide early care and education for all children from low-income families who choose to use it

Positive interaction between work and home, and psychological availability on women’s work engagemen t: a ‘shortitudinal’ study

Abstract: Orientation: Women’s work engagement is affected by how well they balance their work and personal life, and their level of confidence in their capability at work. Research purpose: Determine whether women’s daily psychological availability mediates daily positive work-home interaction and daily positive home-work interaction on daily work engagement. Motivation for the study: Research into negative work–home and home–work interaction is in abundance. Limited studies focus on the positive effects on women’s experiences at work (i.e. work engagement). Little is known about women’s psychological availability and how it affects their work. Furthermore, little research provides us insights into the day-level experiences of women at work. Research approach/design and method: A quantitative, shortitudinal design was used. Data analyses accounted for multilevel structure in the data (within-person vs. between-person differences). Female employees (n = 60) from various industries in Gauteng, completed electronic diaries in the form of a survey for 10 consecutive working days. Main findings: Daily psychological availability mediates between daily positive work-home interaction and daily work engagement. Daily positive home-work interaction did not predict daily work engagement, but had a significant effect on daily psychological availability. Practical/managerial implications: Examining systems and structures that promote opportunities for women to become more psychologically available at work impacts their sustainable retention. Contribution/value-add: This study found significant relationships between day-level uses of personal resources and spillover effects of home-work and work-home on day-level work engagement. The study further contributes to the literature on positive work–home and home–work interaction

Emigration, remittances, and the subjective well-being of those staying behind

© 2018, The Author(s). We offer the first global perspective on the well-being consequences of emigration for those staying behind using several subjective well-being measures (evaluations of best possible life, positive affect, stress, and depression). Using the Gallup World Poll data for 114 countries during 2009–2011, we find that having family members abroad is associated with greater evaluative well-being and positive affect, and receiving remittances is linked with further increases in evaluative well-being, especially in poorer contexts—both across and within countries. We also document that having household members abroad is linked with increased stress and depression, which are not offset by remittances. The out-migration of family members appears less traumatic in countries where migration is more common, indicating that people in such contexts might be able to cope better with separation. Overall, subjective well-being measures, which reflect both material and non-material aspects of life, furnish additional insights and a well-rounded picture of the consequences of emigration on migrant family members staying behind relative to standard outcomes employed in the literature, such as the left-behind’s consumption, income, or labor market outcomes