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Christopher Doss; John F. Pane; Victoria Jones – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2025
Despite efforts to broaden participation in computer science and its related fields, there exist stark disparities in participation in computer related fields by gender, race/ethnicity, and socio-economic status. One approach to combat these disparities is to expose children to computing concepts early, to provide them with the foundational skills…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computation, Thinking Skills, Skill Development
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Wiltshire, Cynthia A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
Detrimental circumstances (e.g., poverty, homelessness) may affect parents, parenting, and children. These circumstances may lead to children being labeled "at risk" for school failure. To ameliorate this risk, more school and school earlier (e.g., Head Start) is offered. To improve child outcomes, Head Start teachers are expected to…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Early Intervention, School Readiness, Stress Variables
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Smith, Zoe R.; Krieg, Dana Balsink – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2022
This study explored the experiences of Head Start parents who were becoming involved in their pre-school-age children's Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. Seven participants from the rural Midwest engaged in focus group (n = 2) or interview (n = 1) format discussions regarding barriers to involvement in the IEP process and…
Descriptors: Barriers, Rural Areas, Parent Attitudes, Individualized Education Programs
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Halpin, Emily; Prishker, Nydia; Melzi, Gigliana – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to describe how the language diversity (i.e., the within-group variability in dual-language skills) of Latino dual-language learner (DLL) preschoolers was related to their science readiness skills and (b) to describe the importance of language of science instruction for Spanish-dominant children.…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Hispanic Americans, Science Process Skills, Readiness
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Jens E. Jespersen; Cara D. Bosler; Ruth S. Slocum; Jennifer Hays-Grudo; Jerry Root; Laura Hubbs-Tait; Amanda Sheffield Morris – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2023
Super Parents is a group-based, Extension-led parenting program developed to enhance the parent-child relationship. Implemented by trained Head Start staff using the train-the-trainer model, this effort is achieved by teaching positive parenting practices, increasing parents' knowledge of child development, instructing parents in activities and…
Descriptors: Parents, Group Activities, Parenting Skills, Extension Education
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Henward, Allison Sterling; Lyu, Sung-Ryung; Jackson, Quiana M. – Teachers College Record, 2021
Background: Scholars in the fields of early childhood education (ECE) and multicultural education have argued that preschools are key sites in which children learn about race and racism. However, there is little research on how teachers negotiate conflicting tensions and enact antiracist approaches within Head Start (HS) classrooms that use…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, Teacher Response, Play, Early Childhood Education
Carol Hafford; Marc Hernandez – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2022
The Survey of Head Start Grantees on Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) was conducted in program year 2019-2020 with a nationally representative sample of Head Start program directors and Head Start managers/coordinators to understand how Head Start grantees use T/TA of all types and from all sources. Head Start program directors completed…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, Training Methods
Mathematica, 2020
In 1997, the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) was launched to provide descriptive, nationally representative information on the characteristics, experiences, and development of Head Start children and families, and the characteristics of the Head Start programs and staff who serve them. Until 2015, FACES only included…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Social Services, Federal Programs, American Indian Students
PEPNet 2, 2012
Beginning your college education means you'll be exploring a new place, making new friends, learning new things and setting your own priorities. You are going to face a lot of big changes in a short time. That's exciting--and challenging. The more prepared you are for college when you get there, the more ready you'll be to address these new…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Success
Whitbeck, John K. – 1995
The Family Independence Project (FIP) Interim Review Project in Washington was mounted in order to give preliminary information on the progress of the FIP program compared to Assistance for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) site activity, for management planning, and to document short-term outcomes and trends for policy considerations. A…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Family Work Relationship, Federal Programs, Human Services
Burt, Martha R.; Cohen, Barbara – 1988
This report describes the activities and policies for the homeless of six states both before and after implementation of the Federal Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987. The states covered are California, Connecticut, Georgia, New Mexico, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The following chapters are included: (1) "Introduction"; (2)…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Federal Programs, Homeless People, Housing Needs
Huntington, Gail S.; Langmeyer, David B. – 1992
This annual survey of respite care and crisis nursery programs funded by the Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services contains program information for 43 crisis nursery programs and 65 respite care programs. Data on crisis nurseries and on respite care programs…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Chronic Illness
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Public Schools. – 1989
This document presents Florida's application for continued funding of its project for the education of homeless students under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. The report is divided into four sections. Section I, "Application," consists of the request and rationale for continued financial support, and a summary of actions…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Blumhardt, Lynette K. – 1989
This state plan is North Dakota's response to Title VII, Subtitle B of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 (the McKinney Act), which charges states with collecting information on the number and needs of homeless children and youth, identifying problems impeding their education, and developing a plan to overcome such problems.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
West Virginia State Dept. of Education, Charleston. Office of Educational Support Services. – 1989
This proposed plan for the education of homeless children and youth in 1989-1990 is West Virginia's response to Title VII (B) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 (the McKinney Act). Section 1 is comprised of the following four parts: (1) an executive summary, describing background, purpose, and impact of the state plan; (2)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
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