Early Head Start and African American Families: Impacts and Mechanisms of Child Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Harden, Brenda Jones; Sandstrom, Heather; Chazan-Cohen, Rachel
Titel	Early Head Start and African American Families: Impacts and Mechanisms of Child Outcomes
Quelle	In: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 27 (2012) 4, S.572-581 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0885-2006
DOI	10.1016/j.ecresq.2012.07.006
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Intervention; African American Children; Child Rearing; Path Analysis; Disadvantaged Youth; Preschool Education; Outcomes of Education; Child Development; Parenting Styles; African American Family; Stimulation; Cognitive Development; Parent Child Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Child; Children; Afroamerikaner; Kind; Kinder; Kindererziehung; Pfadanalyse; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Kindesentwicklung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung
Abstract	Persistent disparities exist between African American children and their European American counterparts across developmental domains. Early childhood intervention may serve to promote more positive outcomes among African American children. The current study examined whether and how the Early Head Start (EHS) program benefited African American children at the end of the program, when they were 36 months of age, as well as the parenting these children experienced and how this affected their developmental outcomes. The data show a wide and strong pattern of impacts of EHS for African American children and families. Path analysis yielded findings that suggested a direct effect of EHS on specific child outcomes and parenting processes within this group of African American families. Parental supportiveness and cognitive stimulation emerged as important direct influences on African American children's outcomes and as pathways through which Early Head Start benefits these children. These findings are discussed in the context of early childhood intervention practice. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10