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What Makes a Difference: Early Head Start Evaluation Findings in a Developmental Context
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Love, John M.; Chazan-Cohen, Rachel; Raikes, Helen; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2013
The federal Early Head Start (EHS) program began in 1995, and a randomized trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of 17 EHS programs. In all, 3,001 low-income families (35% African American, 24% Hispanic, and 37% White) with a pregnant women or an infant under the age of 12 months were randomly assigned to a treatment or control group (with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Pregnancy, Program Effectiveness, Behavior Problems
Four Preschool Programs: Their Dimensions and Effects
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Miller, Louise B.; Dyer, Jean L. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1975
This report presents results from an experimental comparison of four kinds of Head Start programs (Montessori, Traditional, Bereiter-Engelmann, and Darcee) and a 3-year follow-up through second grade. The four programs are described, and the immediate and stable effects of each program on children's cognitive, motivational and perceptual…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Kindergarten
The Skills of Mothering: A Study of Parent Child Development Centers.
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Andrews, Susan Ring; And Others – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1982
Reports the results of the Parent Child Development Center experiment begun in 1970 by the United States Office of Economic Opportunity. The goal of the project was to promote the development of children from low-income families, primarily by helping parents become more effective child-rearing agents. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education