Assessing the role of Head Start family service workers

Author(s): Franze, Sarah; Foster, Martha A.; Abbott-Shim, Martha;
Date Issued: 1999
Publisher(s): Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Description: An exploration of the role of family service workers in Head Start programs, with a proposal of methods to evaluate Head Start’s social service components, based on focus group interviews with 66 family service workers from three urban and rural Head Start programs in the Southeastern United States
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Journal Title: NHSA Dialog
Volume Number: 2
Issue Number: 1
Page Range: 57-64
Topics: Research & Evaluation Methods > Evaluation Methods

Child Care & Early Education Provider Workforce > Recruitment, Retention & Job Satisfaction

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs > Early Head Start/Head Start
Country: United States
ISSN: 1930-9325 Online
1524-0754 Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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