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Understanding barriers to parent involvement in Head Start: A research-community partnership
Lamb-Parker, Faith, 2001
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 16(1), 35-51

An examination of the barriers to parental involvement in early childhood programs in two New York City Head Start programs, by the NCJW Center for the Child research institute

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Parent involvement in early intervention for disadvantaged children: Does it matter?
Miedel, Wendy T., 1999
Journal of School Psychology, 37(4), 379-402

A study of parental involvement in early intervention curricula, such as participation in activities in their children's preschool and kindergarten classes and the frequency of their participation, and their children's later school competence based on assessment of data regarding 704 parents that participated in the Chicago Longitudinal Study

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Parent involvement in early care and education programs: A review of the literature
Rous, Beth, July 2003
Lexington: University of Kentucky, Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute.

A review of key issues and research related to parental involvement in child care and early education programs, with a focus on programs in Kentucky

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The new workforce generation: Understanding the problems facing parental involvement in Jordanian kindergartens
Ihmeideh, Fathi, June 2008
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 9(2), 161-172

A study of obstacles to parental participation in kindergartens and a study of the differences in parental participation when considering parental gender, education level, and socioeconomic status, based on the questionnaire responses of 297 parents of children attending Amman kindergartens

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Parental involvement in young children's computer use and cognitive development
McCarrick, Katy, August 2007
NHSA Dialog, 10(2), 67-82

An investigation of the relationship between parental involvement in computer use and cognitive development in their children in four Head Start centers with a total of 8 classrooms without a computer but with a computer in the home

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Parent involvement and extended learning activities in school improvement plans in the Midwest Region
Kochanek, Julie Reed, April 2011
(Issues & Answers, REL 2011-No. 115). Washington, DC: Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest.

An analysis of parent involvement and extended learning activities, including before and after school programming, in school improvement plans mandated by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin

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Poverty, race, and parental involvement during the transition to elementary school
Cooper, Cary, July 2010
Journal of Family Issues, 31(7), 859-883

A study of the relationships between math and reading achievement in spring kindergarten and race, parental involvement, and poverty, from a secondary analysis of data collected from 20,356 children in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort

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More than teacher directed or child initiated: Preschool curriculum type, parent involvement, and children’s outcomes in the child-parent centers
Graue, M. Elizabeth, December 2004
Education Policy Analysis Archives, 12(72), 1-38

An investigation of the links between early childhood curriculum designs and parent involvement and school readiness, early achievement, and future experiences, based on a study of preschool children attending Chicago Child-Parent Centers--early educational intervention services for children and families living in poverty

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Redefining parent involvement in Head Start: A two-generation approach
Duch, Helena, 2005
Early Child Development and Care, 175(1), 23-35

A review of several two-generation program evaluations: Comprehensive Child Development Program; Even Start Family Literacy Program; Head Start Family Service Centers; New Chance; and New Hope, with suggestions for enhancing the ability of Head Start programs to respond to the needs of low income families and maintain high levels of parent involvement

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A survey of the attitudes, perceptions, and practices of early care and education staff regarding parent involvement
Mellinger, Stacey L., January, 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Temple University, Philadelphia

An examination of early care and education teacher attitudes and practices towards parent involvement from a sample of 171 early care and education teachers from 31 enters involved in a quality improvement initiative

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Children's achievement in early elementary school: Longitudinal effects of parental involvement, expectations, and quality of assistance
Egeland, Byron, 2004
Journal of Educational Psychology, 94(4), 723-730

A longitudinal study exploring the relationship between children's academic achievement and parents' involvement in their children's school experience, their expectations regarding their children's achievement, and quality of instruction prior to school entry

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Welfare-to-work single mothers' perspectives on parent involvement in Head Start: Implications for parent-teacher collaboration
Bruckman, Marilyn, 2003
Early Childhood Education Journal, 30(3), 145-150

An interview-based analysis of why welfare-to-work single mothers select Head Start as their child care program, examining parent-teacher relationships and experiences with parent self-development and learning

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Family support and parent involvement in Head Start: What do Head Start Program Performance Standards require?
Schumacher, Rachel, 2002
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A brief on aspects of the Head Start Program Performance Standards that require providing services to and involving parents.

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A type of parental involvement with an isomorphic effect on urban children's mathematics, reading, science, and social studies achievement at kindergarten entry
Stylianides, Andreas J., May, 2011
Urban Education, 46(3), 408-425

A study of the relationship between parent-child interaction and the mathematics, general knowledge, and reading achievement of children, based on data from approximately 9,000 children from kindergarten year data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class (ECLS-K)

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Case study of the Mesed project
Kavenagh, Mark, July, 2011
Budapest, Hungary: Roma Education Fund.

A case study conducted at one of five locations of Mesed, a two-generation program in Hungary to provide access to high-quality early education for disadvantaged Roma children and to improve Roma parenting practices, that examines participant characteristics, maternal education level and attitudes, and parental involvement in children's education

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Building equitable staff-parent communication in early childhood settings: An Australian case study
Hughes, Patrick, 2001
Early Childhood Research & Practice, 3(2)

An exploration of strategies for creating staff-parent relationships that involve parents more in the early education and care of children, based on information from interviews and surveys of 15 child care workers from 3 centers in Victoria, Australia

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Parenting education in family literacy programs
Powell, Douglas R., 2004
In The handbook of family literacy (pp. 157-176). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

A discussion of the role and effectiveness of parenting education in family literacy interventions.

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Great Parents, Great Start: Summary of parents’ opinions on services received: 2008-09 program year
Sturdevant Reed, Celeste, October 2009
East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement.

An examination of parents’ perspectives on services received through the Great Parents, Great Start (GP, GS) program, an initiative to promote parenting skills and familial involvement in children’s early education programs, based on a survey of parents who participated in the GP, GS program during the 2008-2009 program year

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Parenting Education and Child/Parent Observation
Westat, Inc.,
Unpublished instrument, Westat, Rockville, MD.

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Factors that promote or inhibit the involvement of African American parents in a community college early childhood education program
McClendon, Lillie Faye, May 2009
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

A study of the parental role constructions that influence the involvement of 12 African American parents in their children's educations both at home and at a child development center

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Great Parents, Great Start evaluation report: 2009-2010 program year
Sturdevant Reed, Celeste, September, 2010
East Lansing: Michigan State University, Community Evaluation and Research Collaborative.

An evaluation of Great Parents, Great Start, a Michigan program to promote parenting skills and family involvement in children's early education, that examines programs' efforts to fill gaps in local early care and education service delivery, parent perceptions of parent-child play groups, and programs' use of data to improve services

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Parenting education: A Key Topic Resource List
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, May 2007
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A compilation of selected Research Connections resources focused on parenting education as it relates to child care and early education, including a summary of issues addressed in the literature, and a list of resources in the areas of: parent education programs; Even Start/ family literacy; Head Start/Early Head Start; and Healthy Steps

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Great Parents, Great Start evaluation report: 2011-2012 program year
Sturdevant Reed, Celeste, September, 2012
East Lansing: Michigan State University, Community Evaluation and Research Collaborative.

An evaluation of Great Parents, Great Start (GP,GS), a Michigan program to promote parenting skills and family involvement in children's early education, that examines program efforts to promote access to community services, based on 6 parent focus groups and on focus groups and interviews with GP,GS staff and parent leaders

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Promoting positive parenting through parenting education
Zepeda, Marlene, January, 2004
(Building State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Series No. 13). University of California, Los Angeles, National Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health Policy.

A guide for the planning and implementation of the parent education program component of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) State Early Childhood Comprehensive Services (SECCS) Initiative, including definitions, strategies, examples, and recommendations

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Prepared statement of Sharon F. Rhodes
Rhodes, Sharon F., 2002
In Early education: From science to pratice [practice]: Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate. 107th Cong., 1st Sess.

A presentation to the United States Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions by Sharon F. Rhodes, Director of Program Development and Evaluation at the Parents as Teachers National Center, discussing parental involvement in children’s learning from the earliest years, and the Parents as Teachers program

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