On its 30th anniversary, public acceptance of Head Start is high, yet understanding of its goals is low, and evaluation research is limited in quality and scope. In this book, a roundtable of representatives from government, universities, medicine, and family support agencies identifies a set of research possibilities to generate a broader understanding of the effects of Head Start on families and children. Among the important issues discussed are the ethnic and linguistic diversity of Head Start families, the social conditions of the community context, and the implications of the changing economic landscape for both families and Head Start itself.
- Beyond the Blueprint Directions for Research on Head Start's Families
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Beyond the Blueprint Directions for Research on Head Start's Families
- 1 Introduction
- ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ROUNDTABLE ON HEAD START RESEARCH
- THE ROUNDTABLE'S DELIBERATIONS ON FAMILY-LEVEL RESEARCH
- SCOPE OF THE REPORT
- 2 Studying Head Start's Families: General Themes
- 3 Recognizing the Diversity of Children and Families in Head Start
- ISSUES FOR RESEARCH
- Instruction in Bilingual and Multilingual Classrooms
- The Social Implications of Children's Language Environments
- The Significance of Parents' Background
- Migrant Families
- NEXT STEPS FOR RESEARCH
- Descriptive, Quality, and Outcome Agendas
- Quality and Outcome Agendas
- Descriptive and Quality Agendas
- 4 Examining Community–Head Start Collaborations
- ISSUES FOR RESEARCH
- Community Resources, Head Start Quality, and Community Impacts
- Families in Violent Homes and Communities
- NEXT STEPS FOR RESEARCH
- Community Resources and Effects
- Descriptive, Quality, and Outcome Agendas
- Descriptive and Outcome Agendas
- Violence
- Descriptive Agenda
- Descriptive and Outcome Agendas
- 5 Head Start Families in a Changing Economic Landscape
- ISSUES FOR RESEARCH
- Head Start as a Catalyst for Employment
- Parent Involvement in the New Economic Context
- Full-Time Needs and Part-Day Programs
- NEXT STEPS FOR RESEARCH
- Descriptive Agenda
- Descriptive, Quality, and Outcome Agendas
- 6 Extending the Benefits of Local Innovation
- References
- APPENDIX A Excerpts from Two Advisory Committee Reports
- OVERALL STRATEGY AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES
- Implementation of an Integrated and Coordinated Set of Research and Evaluation Studies Collectively Designed to Address…
- Use of Diverse Methodologies
- Identification of Marker Variables
- Budgetary Considerations
- Executive Summary
- APPENDIX B Workshop Agendas and Speakers
- APPENDIX C Other Reports from the Board on Children, Youth, and Families
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