A Case for Increasing Empirical Attention to Head Start's Home-Based Program: An Exploration of Routine Collaborative Goal Setting

Autor/inn/en	Manz, Patricia H.; Lehtinen, Jaana; Bracaliello, Catherine
Titel	A Case for Increasing Empirical Attention to Head Start's Home-Based Program: An Exploration of Routine Collaborative Goal Setting
Quelle	In: School Community Journal, 23 (2013) 1, S.131-144 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-308X
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Goal Orientation; Home Visits; Family Characteristics; Disadvantaged Youth; Parents; Child Rearing; Preschool Children; Federal Programs; Early Childhood Education; Low Income; School Readiness; Early Intervention; Measures (Individuals); Statistical Analysis; Child Development; Cooperation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Hausbesuch; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Eltern; Kindererziehung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Niedriglohn; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Messdaten; Statistische Analyse; Kindesentwicklung; Co-operation; Kooperation
Abstract	Collaborative goal setting among home visitors and family members is a mandate for Head Start's home-based program. Yet, a dearth of research is available for advancing evidence-based practices for setting and monitoring home visiting goals or for understanding how family characteristics or program features are associated with them. With the intent of stimulating empirical attention to this pivotal objective in Head Start's home-based program, this study explored a home-based Head Start program's routine practices for identifying and monitoring goals. In addition, the interrelationship of demographic characteristics and home visiting frequency with goal activity was examined. Findings from this explorative study indicated that goal identification occurred for slightly more than half of the families. Additionally, goals were largely adult focused. Goal attainment occurred at a low frequency. For the most part, family demographics were unrelated to goal activity. However, higher home visiting frequency was associated with increased goal setting. Emanating from this study are implications for practice as well as for future research. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10