Findings from the Survey of Early Head Start Programs: Communities, Programs, and Families. Final Report

Autor/inn/en	Vogel, Cheri A.; Aikens, Nikki; Burwick, Andrew; Hawkinson, Laura; Richardson, Angela; Mendenko, Linda; Chazan-Cohen, Rachel
Institution	Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC.
Titel	Findings from the Survey of Early Head Start Programs: Communities, Programs, and Families. Final Report
Quelle	(2006), (294 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Disadvantaged Youth; Program Effectiveness; Program Development; Program Improvement; Family Characteristics; Low Income Groups; Early Intervention; Federal Programs; Infants; Toddlers; Child Development; Family Programs; Community Programs; Partnerships in Education; Educational Administration + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Programmplanung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Kindesentwicklung; Family program; Familienprogramm; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung
Abstract	Early Head Start is a comprehensive, two-generation federal initiative begun in 1995 aimed at enhancing the development of infants and toddlers while strengthening low-income families. This report contains information from the Survey of Early Head Start Programs. Beyond the need for an updated picture of the Early Head Start program, the Survey of Early Head Start Programs was designed to build on earlier impact and implementation studies to provide information to support program improvement in Early Head Start. Five main research questions guided the study: (1) What are the characteristics of Early Head Start programs? (2) Who is served by Early Head Start programs? (3) What services do Early Head Start programs provide? (4) How are Early Head Start programs managed and staffed? and (5) Do key program subgroups differ in their characteristics and if so, how? Program background and early research and evaluation projects are discussed, including performance measures and survey approach. Findings are examined in five major areas: (1) community and family characteristics; (2) program approaches to service delivery; (3) program management and staffing; (4) program partnerships; and (5) subgroup analyses. The document concludes with a discussion of implications for program planning and future research. Four appendixes include: (A) Survey of Early Head Start Programs; (B) Expanded Description of Survey Data Collection Methods; (C) Pilot Tests of Program Rating Scales in Early Head Start Site Visits; and (D) Supplemental Weighted Tables. (Contains 21 figures and 39 tables.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	US Department of Health and Human Services. 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201. Tel: 877-696-6775; Tel: 202-619-0257; Web site: http://www.hhs.gov/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10