Absenteeism in Head Start and Children's Academic Learning

Autor/inn/en	Ansari, Arya; Purtell, Kelly
Titel	Absenteeism in Head Start and Children's Academic Learning
Quelle	(2016), (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Attendance Patterns; Preschool Children; Outcomes of Education; Early Childhood Education; Federal Programs; Low Income Students; Early Intervention; Experience; Family (Sociological Unit); Surveys; Preschool Education; Academic Achievement; Cohort Analysis; Correlation; Statistical Analysis; Scores; Regression (Statistics); Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Erfahrung; Familie; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Schulleistung; Kohortenanalyse; Korrelation; Statistische Analyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	Using nationally representative data from the Family and Child Experiences Survey 2009 Cohort (n = 2,842), this study examined the implications of 3- and 4-year-old's absences from Head Start for their early academic learning. The findings from this study revealed that children who missed more days of school, and especially those who were chronically absent, demonstrated fewer gains in areas of math and literacy during the preschool year. Moreover, excessive absenteeism was found to detract from the potential benefits of quality preschool education and was especially problematic for the early learning of children who entered the Head Start program with a less developed skill set. Implications for policy and practice are discussed. [At the time of submission to ERIC, this article was in press with "Child Development."] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01