Does Head Start Help Parents? A Critical Review of Longitudinal Studies of Head Start Children and Families.

Autor/in	Pizzo, Peggy Daly
Titel	Does Head Start Help Parents? A Critical Review of Longitudinal Studies of Head Start Children and Families.
Quelle	(1998), (70 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Family School Relationship; Family (Sociological Unit); Literature Reviews; Longitudinal Studies; Outcomes of Education; Parents; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familie; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Eltern; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation
Abstract	This paper examined 39 longitudinal studies of Head Start children and families, of which 17 reported parent outcomes. Convergent patterns of parent outcomes as well as the research methods used to investigate those outcomes, were analyzed. In-depth analysis of the studies with the strongest research design (for type of study) disclosed that Head Start parents in these studies consistently showed improved abilities to promote their children's educational success. These studies involved more than 2,500 families in different parts of the country, at different points in Head Start's 32 year history. The review strongly suggests that Head Start systematically helps parents achieve positive outcomes and concludes that more research is needed to fully understand the breadth and depth of Head Start's impact on parents. (Two appendices list the individuals asked to suggest studies for review, and the methods used to identify studies. Contains 79 references.) (Author/EV)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC