Evaluation and parents of young children
Honig, Alice S., 1997
In B. Spodek & O.N. Saracho (Eds.), Issues in early childhood educational assessment and evaluation (Vol. 7, pp. 179-197). New York: Teachers College Press
A discussion of the role of parents in assessing young children
Other
Family empowerment: One outcome of cooperative preschool education
Dunlap, Katherine M., 1997
Child Welfare, 76(4), 501-518
A review of a naturalistic study examining a cooperative preschool program's effect on parents as well as young children, focusing on family empowerment as one specific outcome of program participation
Reports & Papers
The Head Start teaching center: An evaluation of an experiential, collaborative training model for Head Start teachers and parent volunteers
Childs, Stephanie, 1997
NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(2), 28-31
An evaluation of a learning model and its effectiveness in increasing levels of teacher-parent collaboration in the classroom, studying 48 teachers and 48 parent volunteers during a training workshop within a large, urban Head Start program
Reports & Papers
Improving school climate: Creating a circle of communication between educators and families
Allen, Sharon M., 1997
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago
A study of the effects of a program with Head Start-like qualities on parental involvement in a region in South Dakota
Reports & Papers
Maternal teaching of preschool children in Hispanic families: Does a home intervention program make a difference?
Lesar, Sharon, 1997
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 11(2), 163-170
An experimental study of the effects on maternal teaching behaviors of an in-home parenting education intervention for low-income, limited English proficient Hispanic families, based on observations of 40 experimental mother-child dyads and 32 control dyads
Reports & Papers
My daddy takes care of me!: Fathers as care providers
Casper, Lynne, 1997
(Current Population Reports, Household Economic Studies P70-59). Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of the Census.
An examination of fathers’ involvement in providing child care, focusing on characteristics of fathers who care for their children during mothers’ working hours, based on data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
Reports & Papers
The relationship of family variables to Head Start children's preacademic competence
Mantzicopoulos, Panayota, 1997
Early Education and Development, 8(4), 357-375
A study of the impact of family variables on the cognitive ability of children in a Head Start program
Reports & Papers
Successful methods for increasing and improving parent and child interactions
Allen, Sharon M., 1997
Paper presented at the annual training conference of the National Head Start Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
An examination of the impact of the South Dakota Head Start/Public School Transition Project parent education component on parent-child interactions, focusing on the role of the family service coordinators
Reports & Papers
Transition from Head Start to kindergarten: Do family routines and parenting behaviors affect children's beginning reading and math skills?
Moore, Lin, 1997
NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(3), 203-211
An examination of the relationship between parent-child interactions, family routines and the early literacy/numeracy skills of kindergarten students, studying 166 former Head Start families
Reports & Papers