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Sarah N. Lang; Shinyoung Jeon; Erin Tebben – Early Education and Development, 2024
Family-program partnerships in early care and education have the potential to influence young children's development through multiple pathways. Guided by the Head Start (HS) Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (PFCE) framework, the current study uses data from the 2014 HS Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) to examine the direct, and…
Descriptors: Social Services, Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Family School Relationship
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Mari Riojas-Cortez; Mary Esther Soto Huerta; Andrea Greimel – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2024
In the teaching of social studies, the use of funds of knowledge is beneficial for children to understand different experiences and perspectives. Families use funds of knowledge to teach their children what is important and valuable in their culture. In the case of Latino families, being bilingual is part of their history while for other families…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Literacy Education, Low Income Students, Social Services
Kao, Katie; Hornstein, John; Rosengarten, Mindy; Kennel, Portia; Zapata, Mindy; Ayoub, Catherine – ZERO TO THREE, 2022
Over the last 2 years, the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the way in which two-generational, early childhood education programs partner with families. As providers and families reported their COVID-19 challenges, Head Start and Early Head Start programs adapted an evidence-based professional development model for family service professionals.…
Descriptors: Pandemics, COVID-19, Federal Programs, Social Services
Sondeania Marie Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Family engagement benefits children's development and contributes to student academic success. However, educators feel that they are unprepared to engage families in the educational process, although they are encouraged to do so. The purpose of this basic qualitative study with interviews was to explore educators' and parents' perceptions of…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Social Services, Low Income Students, Family Involvement
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Elizabeth Miller; Christa Greenfader – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
Background/Context: The early school years are an important time for building family-school relationships (Sibley & Dearing, 2014). As such, family engagement is a top priority of organizations that serve young children, such as Head Start. Children whose parents report being involved in their school demonstrate greater social competence and…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Federal Programs, Social Services, Hispanic Americans
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