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Peer reviewedFreis, Ruth; and others – Young Children, 1969
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedMondale, Walter F. – Young Children, 1971
Address presented by the Senator from Minnesota at the Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 6, 1971. (RY)
Descriptors: Child Development, Compensatory Education, Day Care, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedCombs, Eloyce F. – Young Children, 1971
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Day Care, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedBiber, Barbara – Young Children, 1969
Based on a speech presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (New York, N.Y., November 9, 1968)
Descriptors: Child Development, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedMoore, Shirley G. – Young Children, 1977
This paper reviews research on the overall effects of specific Head Start model programs. Test results favor children in more structured programs, but differences are short-lived. Emphasis is placed on the need to consider both the weaknesses of specific programs and the effects of child and environmental differences. (BD)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education
Peer reviewedSchweinhart, Lawrence J.; Weikart, David P. – Young Children, 1986
Offers a critique of the final report of the Head Start Evaluation, Synthesis, and Utilization Project. Points raised include the following: studies considered by the report are not based on a representative sample of Head Start sites; findings are based on studies of both low and high quality; and evaluations do not offer the only rationale for…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Literature Reviews, Outcomes of Education
Peer reviewedSigel, Irving E. – Young Children, 1972
Author focuses on the need to begin to specify in greater detail what the inputs are for the child, to define his reasonable living space, and to define which of those factors may alter the course of growth in spite of what happens in the nursery school. (Author/MB)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Compensatory Education
Peer reviewedGreenberg, Polly – Young Children, 1990
Describes the beginnings of Head Start in detail. Discusses Head Start's record in providing health care for low-income children. Compares early Head Start with the program of recent years. Discusses ways in which Head Start emphasizes children's health and helps Head Start parents and family members. (BG)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Family Involvement, Family Programs
Peer reviewedYoung Children, 1990
This statement from the National Association for the Education of Young Children maintains that teachers must concern themselves with inequities in children's experiences and individual differences of students. They must have appropriate expectations for children's capabilities at the time of school entry. Offers strategies schools can use to…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Equal Education
Peer reviewedLombardi, Joan – Young Children, 1990
Based on the May 1990 report of Head Start's Silver Ribbon Panel, this article provides background information on the panel, summarizes Head Start's successes and challenges, outlines the commendations, and discusses implications of the panel's report. (BG)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational History
