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The added value of the School of the 21st Century when combined with a statewide preschool program A comparison of child developmental outcomes and classroom quality in school-based early care and education centers that offered either Arkansas Better Chance program (ABC) services alone or a combination of ABC and School of the 21st Century services, based on data from 8,745 4-year-olds in ABC classrooms in Arkansas |
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Another step back?: Assessing readiness in Head Start A critique of the impact of current assessment and accountability measures on Head Start students |
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The case for public preschool A compilation of select arguments for the placement of public prekindergarten programs in public schools throughout the United States |
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Child day care in the schools: The school of the 21st century An overview of Schools of the 21st Century, comprehensive school-based, school-linked programs for children from birth to age 12 |
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Classroom-based intervention as a way to support low-income preschoolers' emotional and behavioral development: Pressing challenges and potential opportunities An overview and summary of a Chicago School Readiness Project experiment on the effects of a teacher training program on both classroom quality and child behavior in Head Start classrooms |
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The cognitive/academic emphasis versus the whole child approach: The 50-year debate An account of the alternating external pressures for a focus on either academic skills or broader child development goals throughout the history of Head Start |
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A critical meta-analysis of all evaluations of state-funded preschool from 1977 to 1988: Implications for policy, service delivery and program evaluation A meta-analysis of 13 evaluations of state-funded preschool programs |
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Early schooling: The national debate |
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The economic case for targeted preschool programs A compilation of economic arguments supporting a targeted approach to public early childhood education focusing on children in need instead of a universal availability approach |
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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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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 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: 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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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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Mental health in Head Start: Leave no child behind A discussion of mental health services provided by the Head Start program and a review of a model program in Ventura County (California) and its' provision of mental health services |
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