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			The affective bond between preschool aged children and mentors Moffatt, Michael J., 1997 Unpublished doctoral dissertation, New School University, New York A study on the effects of mentoring relationships on preschool age children’s behavior within the context of Head Start programs	Reports & Papers
			Barriers to addressing family mediators of literacy, employability, and substance abuse: How Head Start programs collaborate to meet their families' needs DeSantis, James P., 1997 NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(2), 32-43 An analysis of data collected from a national survey, examining the barriers to helping Head Start families receive services and the success of collaborations between Head Start and service providers in meeting family needs	Reports & Papers
			The effects of Head Start: What do we know? Kresh, Esther, 1997 NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(4), 112-123 An overview of the effects of Head Start programs on children and families, briefly discussing the strategies used to measure outcomes and success rates	Other
			Enhancing the quality of early childhood education: A follow-up evaluation of an experiential, collaborative training model for head start Fantuzzo, John W., 1997 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12(4), 425-437 A randomized study evaluating a revised training model for Head Start teachers and parents designed to enhance parent involvement and parent and teacher effectiveness	Reports & Papers
			Head Start and museums: Status and opportunity: A report on a national survey to investigate a new role for museums in school readiness Wiener, Louise W., 1997 NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(1), 187-203 A survey-based assessment of the ways that museums are being utilized for Head Start Programs, and the attitudes of museum and Head Start professionals toward the programs' impact on school readiness	Reports & Papers
			Head Start and social work Frankel, Arthur, 1997 Families in Society, 78(2), 172-184 A discussion of the Head Program and the lack of social workers in the program, including reasons for this occurrence and recommendations for its rectification, as well as discussion of the history of Head Start and its current operation, particularly the program’s social service component	Reports & Papers
			Head Start and social work: A question of quality Zigler, Edward F., 1997 Families in Society, 78(2), 177 A discussion of the social worker’s role in the Head Start program, including discussion on the lack of social workers in the program	Other
			Head Start children's conceptions of and expectations for their future schooling Seefeldt, Carol, 1997 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12(4), 387-406 An examination of the effects of young Head Start children participation in a Transition Demonstration on their ideas of and expectations for their future schooling	Reports & Papers
			Head Start in Transition Lubeck, Sally, 1997 Early Education and Development, 8(3), 219-244 A description of the history of Head Start from a historical and policy perspective	Reports & Papers
			Head Start parents' beliefs about their children's abilities, task values, and performances on different activities Galper, Alice, 1997 Child Development, 68(5), 897-907 A study of 124 parents' beliefs and future prospects about former Head Start children's abilities and values during the kindergarten year	Reports & Papers
			Head Start/public school teams: Collaborating for successful transitions Hobbs, Beverly B., 1997 NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(1), 25-44 An exploration of the use of partnerships between Head Start programs and public schools to ensure an effective transition of students from Head Start into the public school system, based on a study of five Head Start/Public school transition teams in an Oregon public school district	Reports & Papers
			Head Start research: Informing quality practices and policy construction Zigler, Edward F., 1997 NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(4), 193-202 The keynote address from Head Start's third National Research Conference: Partnership among researchers, practitioners and policymakers	Other
			Head Start: Research provides little information on impact of current program United States. General Accounting Office. Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 1997 (GAO/HEHS-97-59). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office. A review of previous research on Head Start to determine the extent of the program's effectiveness and the types of studies planned by the Department of Health and Human Services.	Other
			Head Start Teaching Center: Evaluation of a new approach to Head Start staff development Horm-Wingerd, Diane, 1997 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12(4), 407-424 A journal article presenting the outcome evaluation of the first year of the New England Head Start Teaching Center, a participatory training program for Head Start staff	Reports & Papers
			The impact of escalating family stress on the effectiveness of Head Start intervention Chalkley, Mary Anne, 1997 NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(1), 157-162 A longitudinal study, exploring the impact of family stress on the effectiveness of Head Start intervention programs among 190 single parent, female-headed families with 4-year-old children	Reports & Papers
			Lessons from the field: Head Start mental health strategies to meet changing needs Yoshikawa, Hirokazu, 1997 New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty A discussion of assessment, gaps in research, fiscal restraints and other issues integral to efforts to address mental health needs in the context of Head Start services, focusing on successful initiatives to overcome program challenges through staff development, family involvement, forging connections to the larger community, and other productive strategies	Reports & Papers
			Lessons from the field: Head Start mental health strategies to meet changing needs [Executive summary] Yoshikawa, Hirokazu, 1997 New York: Columbia University, National Center for Children in Poverty A summary of a study of the mental health strategies generated by 14 Head Start programs to meet the changing and intensifying mental health needs of participating children, families, and staff	Executive Summary
			Outcomes of an emergent literacy intervention in Head Start homes and classrooms Zevenbergen, Andrea A., 1997 NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(1), 137-147 A discussion of dialogic reading techniques--methods of joint reading where children are asked questions and become active participants--taught to Head Start teachers and parents	Reports & Papers
			Parent involvement in Head Start: Final report: Executive summary Lamb-Parker, Faith, 1997 New York: NCJW Center for the Child. A summary of a study of parental involvement in Head Start programs, including: a parent survey exploring barriers to parents’ participation in Head Start; a longitudinal assessment of the impact of parental involvement in Head Start on parents, participating children, and their siblings; and an intervention focused on staff development and training to enhance staff’s work with parents	Executive Summary
			The role of the Family Service Center Demonstrations in the future of Head Start Anziano, Michael C., 1997 NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(1), 49-65 A discussion of the Head Start Family Service Center program for helping families with adult literacy, substance abuse education and counseling, and career development, and the program's capacity to meet future goals of Head Start	Reports & Papers
			Should infants born small-for-gestational-age be targeted for Early Head Start? Jelliffe, Laura L., 1997 NHSA Research Quarterly, 1(3), 181-194 An exploration of the results of a longitudinal study of the effects of low birth weight on children's cognitive development, and the question of whether children born small for their gestational age should be targeted for Head Start programs	Reports & Papers
			Social competence: An untapped dimension in evaluating Head Start's success Raver, C. Cybele, 1997 Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12(4), 363-385 A review of existing studies on children's social skills provides both a general definition of social competence and recommendations to help researchers select methods to evaluate children's social skills	Reports & Papers
			The state of early childhood intervention: Effectiveness, myths and realities, new directions Reynolds, Arthur J., 1997 Focus, 19(1), 3-11 A discussion of the influence of early childhood interventions on low-income and at-risk children and families, discussing myths, realities, and directions for future research and program development	Other
			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
			What teachers want from parents and what parents want from teachers: Similarities and differences Allen, Sharon M., 1997 Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois. An analysis of parents’ and teachers’ expectations of one another, emphasizing their views on communication, involvement, and children’s success, based on an evaluation of the South Dakota Head Start/Public School Transition Demonstration Project	Reports & Papers

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