Download full textERIC Number: ED507847
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jan
Pages: 35
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Head Start Impact Study. Final Report. Executive Summary
Puma, Michael; Bell, Stephen; Cook, Ronna; Heid, Camilla; Shapiro, Gary; Broene, Pam; Jenkins, Frank; Fletcher, Philip; Quinn, Liz; Friedman, Janet; Ciarico, Janet; Rohacek, Monica; Adams, Gina; Spier, Elizabeth
Administration for Children & Families
This report summarizes the findings from a study on the impacts of Head Start on children and families during the children's preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade years. Its study goals were to: (1) Determine the impact of Head Start on children's school readiness, and on parental practices that support children's development; and to (2) determine under what circumstances Head Start achieves its greatest impact and for which children. (Contains 10 exhibits and 14 footnotes.) [For the "Head Start Impact Study. Final Report," see ED507845. For the "Head Start Impact Study. Technical Report," see ED507846.]
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Low Income Groups, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 3, School Readiness, Early Intervention, Holistic Approach, National Programs, Young Children, Research Design, Advisory Committees, Educational Research, Outcomes of Education, Measures (Individuals), Research Reports, Program Effectiveness, Exhibits, Context Effect, Computation, Human Services
Administration for Children & Families. US Department of Health and Human Services, 380 L'Enfant Promenade SW, Washington, DC 20447. Web site: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Kindergarten; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation; Westat, Inc.
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