PART A:

Name of Article: Early Childhood Education- The Long- Term Benefits

Author: Linda Bakken
Journal Name: Journal of Research in Childhood Education
Date of Article: Feb. 03. 2017
Summary: This article focuses on the benefits of early childhood education, specifically when
concerning students that do not come from a stable home. This article observed the long- term
effect that early childhood education had on students. To observe this, they enrolled students into
a program entitled, TOPs, The Opportunity Project. This program allowed children in lower
socio- economic status to attend excellent early childhood education facilities. They observed the
students by monitoring and assessing them by comparing them to a control group. The control
group was not enrolled in the program and suffered from similar at home difficulties as the
students in TOPs. The results were evidence of early childhood education as successfully
benefiting the students long- term for several reasons. The students in TOPs, had higher
attendance than the control group, lower disciplinary rates than the control and even scored
higher on testing than the control group.
PART B:

Title of Article: What Great Managers do

Author: Troy, Wykowski; Jitendra, Mishra; Bharat, Mishra
Year: March 2017
Summary: This article focuses on what it means to be a great manager. While the article is
inclusive of several managerial strategies that are essential, the characteristic of
goal setting is mentioned within the article as well. According to this article, good
managers are able to predict the future of the company through monitoring and goal
setting. Good managers, according to this article, are able to translate the vision of
the company to workers. Good managers work as the liaison between corporate and
the workers. This article states that communication is essential for the job of a
manager. Through this article the reader is able to unfold factual evidence of the
value found in the managerial position.
PART C:

Name of Article: A Quarter Million Miles and More: 50 Years of Running

Author: Fred, Herbert
Journal/Newspaper, etc.: American Journal of Cardiology
Year (must be last five years): March 15,2017
Summary: This article focuses on the benefits and addictive behavior of running. The article is
inclusive of a testimony of the author. The author began his running journey at two hundred
pounds and an addict to cigars and alcohol. The author decided to change his life and begin to
run. This article focuses on the impact of a daily routine and commitment. The article explains
how the author went on to run ultramarathons, any distance beyond that of a marathon. The
author expresses that he became addicted to marathons. He stated that at times, he ran over 40
miles a day. The importance of establishing a daily routine is essential for remaining committed.