After-school care for children: A resilience-based approach
An analysis of the afterschool experiences of children and adolescents, using a risk and resilience framework.
Other
Describing Head Start family service workers: An examination of factors related to job satisfaction, empowerment, and multiculturalism
A study of the relationship between personal and employment characteristics and job satisfaction, empowerment and multicultural sensitivity among family service workers in Head Start programs.
Reports & Papers
Family day care in the United States
A discussion of family child care- characterized as a pervasive underground child care system- centering on its demographics, organization, regulations, quality-control issues, and relevant research
Other
Female caregivers' perceptions of fathers' and significant adult males' involvement with their Head Start children
An exploration of Head Start fathers and significant adult males’ level of involvement in their pre-school aged children, based on the perceptions of Head Start female caregivers
Reports & Papers
Head Start and social work
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
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
Intervention with siblings of children with developmental disabilities from economically disadvantaged families
A random assignment evaluation of the effects of an after school program designed for children with developmentally disabled siblings on their socioemotional adjustment, social support, stress, family functioning, and sibling relationship, based on pre- and post-intervention child questionnaires
Reports & Papers
Involving fathers in Head Start: A framework for public policy and program development
A review of father involvement and other males in the lives of young children in Head Start
Other
Needs and aspirations of the working poor: Early Head Start program applicants
An assessment of the characteristics, needs, and goals of families applying for an Early Head Start program, based on a sample of 85 suburban, low-income families
Reports & Papers
[Review of the book What we know about childcare]
A comprehensive summary and review of childcare policies, practices and research
Book Reviews
Tag-team parenting: Costs and benefits of utilizing nonoverlapping shift work in families with young children
An examination of costs and benefits of tag-team parenting using nonoverlapping shift work as a child care strategy for 30 families
Reports & Papers
