A Year in Head Start: Children, Families and Programs. ACF-ORPRE Report

Autor/inn/en	Aikens, Nikki; Tarullo, Louisa; Hulsey, Lara; Ross, Christine; West, Jerry; Xue, Yange
Institution	Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation; Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Titel	A Year in Head Start: Children, Families and Programs. ACF-ORPRE Report
Quelle	(2010), (41 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Family Life; Parent Participation; Academic Achievement; Educational Environment; Family Characteristics; Student Characteristics; Educational Assessment; Educational Indicators; Participant Satisfaction; Interviews; Standardized Tests; Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Student Records; Classroom Observation Techniques; Achievement Gains; Child Development; Educational Quality; Outcomes of Education; Teacher Characteristics; Preschool Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternmitwirkung; Schulleistung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerakte; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Kindesentwicklung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation
Abstract	The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) was first launched in 1997 as a periodic longitudinal study of program performance. Successive nationally representative samples of Head Start children, their families, classrooms, and programs provide descriptive information on the population served; staff qualifications, credentials, beliefs and opinions; classroom practices and quality measures; and child and family outcomes. FACES includes a battery of direct child assessments across multiple domains. It also comprises interviews with the child's parents, teachers and program managers, as well as direct observations of classroom quality. This brief profiles the 3- and 4-year-old Head Start children and families who were newly enrolled in the program in fall 2006 (see Tarullo et al. 2008) and are still attending in spring 2007. The first section of the report provides background on the study methodology and sample. The next offers information on the children's characteristics, family demographics, and home life, including language background, educational environment of the home, family routines, and socioeconomic risk status. It includes information on parent involvement in Head Start and level of satisfaction with their own and their children's Head Start experiences. The following section chronicles children's developmental progress over the Head Start year, considering whether these outcomes vary by age, gender, race/ethnicity, or risk status. Changes in children's skills and development during the program year reflect a range of influences, including maturation, program and family influences, and other influences in children's lives. Presented next are the characteristics of their teachers and classrooms, including measures of observed quality. Finally, the last section examines the relationships among child, family, and classroom factors and children's outcomes. (Contains 2 tables, 16 figures and 52 notes.) [For related report, "Data Tables for FACES 2006: A Year in Head Start Report. ACF-ORPRE Report", see ED517209.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Administration for Children & Families. US Department of Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW, Washington, DC 20447. Web site: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10