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Effective child development strategies A discussion of the potential role of early education in attempts to improve the adult achievement of individuals and populations with early cognitive, socioemotional, and economic disadvantages |
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Effects of place of testing on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test scores of disadvantaged Head Start and non-Head Start children A study of the impact of the testing environment on the test performance of disadvantaged children in the Head Start Program as compared with disadvantaged children not in Head Start, with a total sample of 40 children tested at home or in another location |
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Evaluating child and family demonstration initiatives: Lessons from the Comprehensive Child Development Program A discussion of alleged shortcomings in both implementation and evaluation of the comprehensive Child Development Program that addresses the roles of demonstration projects and their evaluations, the problems associated the evaluation of programs early in their implementation, the importance of assuring appropriate treatment quantity and quality, and the judicious use and interpretation of large-scale randomized evaluations |
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Extended childhood intervention prepares children for school and beyond A summary of the Head Start initiative and the implications of early childhood intervention on the outcomes of children |
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EZ-Yale Personality Questionnaire |
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For-profit/nonprofit differences in center-based child care quality: Results from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development A quantitative comparison of child care center quality in the for profit and nonprofit sectors, and in the independent, chain, religious, and non-religious subsectors, using data from National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (NICHD SECCYD) |
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Four reasons the United States should offer every child a preschool education An identification and discussion of four arguments supporting a theory that universal public prekindergarten will yield greater returns for poor children than public programs targeting only at risk children |
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Funding child care and public education A discussion of the implementation, progress, and present and future funding mechanisms for The School of the 21st Century, a program that links child care services with the public education system |
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The great balancing act: Optimizing core curricula through playful pedagogy An argument for play-based learning in preschool environments |
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Head start and beyond: A national plan for extended childhood intervention |
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Head Start and social work: A question of quality A discussion of the social worker’s role in the Head Start program, including discussion on the lack of social workers in the program |
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Head Start as a national laboratory A critique of Project Head Start, with discussion of its unique position as a national laboratory for the design of effective interventions for children and adults, the program’s shortcomings, and recommendations for Head Start’s improvement, such as expansion of its Child and Family Resource Programs |
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Head Start: Criticisms in a constructive context An evaluation of Head Start's effectiveness at improving child outcomes that addresses criticisms of the program and offers suggestions for improvement |
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The Head Start debates A compilation of essays on Head Start, analyzing the program's goals, effectiveness, and future improvement, with a focus on school readiness, child health, and socioemotional development |
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Head Start: The inside story of America's most successful educational experiment |
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Head Start is not child care |
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Head Start: Looking toward the future A discussion of Project Head Start's history, its shortcomings, and several recommendations to bolster its effectiveness |
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Head Start research: Informing quality practices and policy construction The keynote address from Head Start's third National Research Conference: Partnership among researchers, practitioners and policymakers |
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Head Start's national reporting system: A work in progress A paper regarding the controversy surrounding the Head Start National Reporting System, which was designed to evaluate the quality of Head Start programs by assessing Head Start children's cognitive abilities |
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The hidden history of Head Start A narrative account of the formation and development of the Head Start program from the 1960s to 2009 |
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How to make early childhood programs highly effective A commentary on the political restraints that limit the implementation and evaluation of science-based improvements to early education in the United States |
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The importance of early childhood teacher preparation: The perspectives and positions of the National Association for the Education of Young Children An overview of standard early educator competencies promoted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), and an identification of the research studies and trends on which the competencies are based |
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The importance of kindergarten-entry academic skills A discussion of the differences in later school success of children who attend preschools that focus primarily on academics or on that include significant behavioral, emotional, and social skills components |
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Is an intervention program necessary in order to improve economically disadvantaged children's IQ scores? A study examining motivational and formal cognitive determinants in IQ testing of Head Start children |
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Is the Perry Preschool better than Head Start?: Yes and no A discussion on the strengths and differences and similarities of the Perry Preschool and Head Start |
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