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Hulsey, Lara; Aikens, Nikki; Xue, Yange; Tarullo, Louisa; West, Jerry – Administration for Children & Families, 2010
The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) was first launched in 1997 as a periodic longitudinal study of program performance. Successive nationally representative samples of Head Start children, their families, classrooms, and programs provide descriptive information on the population served; staff qualifications, credentials,…
Descriptors: Family Life, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Family Environment
NTS Research Corp., Durham, NC. – 1980
The overall purpose of the national Head Start evaluation is to assess the impact, on the children and parents being served, of: (1) the educational services component of Head Start, and (2) a new demonstration program within Head Start, Basic Educational Skills. The evaluation deals with a total of 65 Head Start programs and their families. This…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Observation Techniques, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
NTS Research Corp., Durham, NC. – 1980
The overall purpose of the national Head Start evaluation is to assess the impact, on the children and parents being served, of: (1) the educational services component of Head Start, and (2) a new demonstration program within Head Start, Basic Educational Skills. The evaluation deals with a total of 65 Head Start programs and their families. This…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth
Rachal, Janella; Abshire, Barbara – 1990
The Louisiana State-Funded Program for High-Risk Four-Year-Olds (SPHF) works to improve the readiness of preschool children eligible to enter kindergarten the following year who are at risk of being insufficiently prepared. This interim report qualitatively and quantitatively evaluates the implementation and effectiveness of the SPHF. Sixty-two…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, High Risk Students, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
Yao, Wei; Snyder, Cathi; Burnett, David; Lindsay, Sandra; Tenenbaum, Inez M. – 2000
The Education Improvement Act of 1984 established the half-day child development program in South Carolina for 4- year-olds to help children who were most at risk for school failure get ready to learn before they entered the first grade. Students in the program met from 2 to 2.5 hours per day and used the High/Scope Preschool Curriculum. Each…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Early Intervention, Full Day Half Day Schedules, Longitudinal Studies