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| Title: | Head Start Impact
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| Author: | Michael Puma, Stephen Bell, Ronna Cook, Camilla Heid & Michael Lopez |
| ISBN: | 1594548919 : 9781594548918 |
| Illustrations: | tables |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 180x260mm |
| Pages: | 278 |
| Weight: | .689 Kg. |
| Published: | Nova Science Publishers - September 2006 |
| List Price: | 45.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Pre-school & kindergarten: USA: Poverty |
Since its beginning in 1965 as a part of the War on Poverty, Head Start’s goal has been to boost the school readiness of low-income children. Based on a 'whole child' model, the program provides comprehensive services that include pre-school education; medical, dental, and mental health care; nutrition services; and efforts to help parents foster their child’s development. Head Start services are designed to be responsive to each child’s and family’s ethnic, cultural, and linguistic heritage. The Congressionally-mandated Head Start Impact Study was conducted across 84 nationally representative grantee/delegate agencies. Approximately 5,000 newly entering 3- and 4-year-old children applying for Head Start were randomly assigned to either a Head Start group that had access to Head Start program services or to a non- Head Start group that could enrol in available community non-Head Start services, selected by their parents. Data collection began in fall 2002 and is scheduled to continue through 2006, following children through the spring of their 1st-grade year. The study quantifies the impact of Head Start separately for 3- and 4-year-old children across child cognitive, social-emotional, and health domains as well as ii on parenting practices. This book is essential reading for those in the education field.
Preface; Background; Study Background; Description of the Study Sample; Children’s Experiences; Overview of Methods for Analysing Impacts on Children and Families; Impact of Head Start on Children’s Cognitive Development; Impact of Head Start on Children’s Social-Emotional Development; Impact of Head Start on Children’s Health Status and Access to Health Services; Impact of Head Start on Parenting Practices; Appendix; Acknowledgements; Index.
