Parental involvement in early learning
A summary of an overview of research and policy related to parental involvement in early childhood education and care in the Netherlands and other countries, and of case studies of 3 innovative parental involvement initiatives in the Netherlands, based on interviews with key personnel
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Parental involvement in early learning: A review of research, policy and good practice
An overview of research and policy related to parental involvement in early childhood education and care in the Netherlands and other countries, and case studies of 3 innovative parental involvement initiatives in the Netherlands, based on interviews with key personnel
Reports & Papers
Parental involvement in early learning: A review of research, policy and good practice [Executive summary]
A summary of an overview of research and policy related to parental involvement in early childhood education and care in the Netherlands and other countries, and of case studies of 3 innovative parental involvement initiatives in the Netherlands, based on interviews with key personnel
Executive Summary
Changes in parent involvement across the transition from public school prekindergarten to first grade and children's academic outcomes
A prospective, three-year study of changes in four dimensions of parent educational involvement from prekindergarten through the end of first grade in urban public elementary schools and the relationship of the degree of change in parent involvement to children's literacy, language, and mathematics skills outcomes, based on data from 90 children and their parents
Reports & Papers
Parent involvement in education as a moderator of family and neighborhood socioeconomic context on school readiness among young children
Limited socioeconomic family and neighborhood resources are known to influence multiple aspects of school readiness skills. Early parent involvement in education is hypothesized to attenuate risk for academic underachievement related to socioeconomic disadvantage. The current study used multilevel modeling to test whether parent involvement moderates the effects of family and neighborhood level socioeconomic resources on school readiness among a sample of 171 urban 4-year-olds. Parent involvement moderated the effect of family and neighborhood socioeconomic resources on the social-emotional-behavioral components of school readiness. Increased parent involvement in education was related to lower rates of behavior problems among children of single parents and among children from neighborhoods with higher levels of childcare burden In contrast, parent involvement did not moderate the relation between socioeconomic risk and cognitive-academic components of school readiness skills. (author abstract)
Reports & Papers
Child-Parent Centers fact briefs: Parent involvement
A discussion of parent involvement in early education and its relationship to student achievement and behavioral outcomes
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Case study of the Mesed project
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
Reports & Papers
Great Parents, Great Start evaluation report: 2011-2012 program year
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
Reports & Papers
A primer for communities: Pioneering literacy: In the digital Wild West: Empowering parents and educators
An examination of the features of technology-based products and technology-assisted programs purported to support the early literacy development of young children, based on a scan of 137 products and 30 key informant interviews
Reports & Papers
Assembly Bill 563: Nevada early childhood education (ECE) program: Building a foundation for school readiness and success in k-12 and beyond: FY 2010-11 evaluation report
An evaluation of Nevada's publicly-funded early childhood education program for preschool-age children that examines program characteristics and quality, explores the developmental progress and parental involvement of program participants over the program year, and compares longitudinal developmental and parental involvement outcomes of participants and nonparticipants, based on reports from program directors, program observations, child assessments, and teacher surveys
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Assembly Bill 563: Nevada early childhood education (ECE) program: Building a foundation for school readiness and success in k-12 and beyond: FY 2010-11 evaluation report: Executive summary
A summary of an evaluation of Nevada's publicly-funded early childhood education program for preschool-age children that examines program characteristics and quality, explores the developmental progress and parental involvement of program participants over the program year, and compares longitudinal developmental and parental involvement outcomes of participants and nonparticipants, based on reports from program directors, program observations, child assessments, and teacher surveys
Executive Summary
Fort Worth After School
A comparison of the educational involvement, attitudes, and perceptions of parents whose children do and do not participate in Fort Worth After School, a publicly-funded program in Fort Worth, Texas, based on survey responses from 16,051 parents
Reports & Papers
How we view Australian early childhood education practice: Indian migrant parents' perspectives
This qualitative case study investigates Indian migrant parents' perspectives of early childhood education (ECE) in Melbourne, Australia. The study focuses on exploring parents' understanding of the structure, pedagogy and curriculum practices in early childhood settings. We selected a sample of six Indian parents, who had migrated to Melbourne not more than five years ago and had children attending Australian ECE. To gather their perspectives and experiences, in-depth, face-to-face interviews were conducted. A framework analysis of the data (Ritchie & Spencer, 1994) points to the preference of Australian ECE to Indian ECE Their preference of Australian ECE is contingent on curriculum flexibility, opportunity for parent participation and active involvement of children in planning and learning. However, participatants, particularly the mothers, missed the academic aspect of Indian ECE and believed that the Australian curriculum and pedagogy distanced their children from their culture. Based on these findings, we argue for early childhood teachers to include the experiences of Indian migrant parents in their children's ECE in Australia to help sustain purposeful partnerships and incorporate culturally relevant activities into the curriculum. (author abstract)
Reports & Papers
Music Play Zone II: Deepening parental empowerment as music guides for their young children
A case study of parents' experiences of building a community of learners in an early childhood music class using the Music Play Zone--an online social networking site, their perceptions of the benefits of participation in the online community, the forms of information and types of questions about children's musical development parents shared in the online social network, and the early childhood music teacher's perceptions of her understanding of students, delivery of instruction, and communication with parents using the network, based on data from both the course instructor and 6 mothers who participated in an early childhood music class with their children
Reports & Papers
Nebraska Even Start Family Literacy Program: Evaluation report 2009-2010 program year
An evaluation of Even Start Family Literacy Programs in Nebraska that examines early childhood program quality, children's language and literacy outcomes, parenting skills, and parent educational and occupational outcomes, based on data collected from multiple sources, including classroom observations, child assessments, and program staff questionnaires
Reports & Papers
Evaluation of Curious George
A study of the impact of Curious George books and television episodes on children's knowledge of math and science concepts and on parents' involvement in children's science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities, based on survey data collected from 155 families randomly assigned to a book, a television, or a control group
Reports & Papers
Executive summary 2012
A summary of a study of the impact of Curious George books and television episodes on children's knowledge of math and science concepts and on parents' involvement in children's science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities, based on survey data collected from 155 families randomly assigned to a book, a television, or a control group
Executive Summary
South Dakota Head Start & Early Head Start: Impact of Head Start services
An overview of parental involvement in and children's transitions from South Dakota Head Start and Early Head Start programs from 2009 through 2011
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Family-provider relationship quality: Review of conceptual and empirical literature of family-provider relationships
A review of literature that conceptualizes relationships between families and early care and education providers and that identifies factors associated with high-quality family-provider relationships
Other
Improving family engagement: The organizational context and its influence on partnering with parents in formal child care settings
A comparison of the quality of family engagement in early childhood education centers with either relational or conventional bureaucratic organizational structures, based on data collected from 4 centers involved in the Strengthening Families initiative
Reports & Papers
Project Early Kindergarten-Early Reading First: Final evaluation report on a Saint Paul Public Schools initiative
A summary of an implementation and outcomes evaluation of Project Early Kindergarten-Early Reading First, an early literacy-focused prekindergarten program for at risk children in St. Paul, Minnesota, that examines staff professional development, changes in classroom and instructional quality, changes in children's early literacy and school readiness skills, and parental involvement, based on classroom observations, child assessments, staff focus groups, and parent surveys
Executive Summary
Project Early Kindergarten-Early Reading First: Final evaluation report on a Saint Paul Public Schools initiative
An implementation and outcomes evaluation of Project Early Kindergarten-Early Reading First, an early literacy-focused prekindergarten program for at risk children in St. Paul, Minnesota, that examines staff professional development, changes in classroom and instructional quality, changes in children's early literacy and school readiness skills, and parental involvement, based on classroom observations, child assessments, staff focus groups, and parent surveys
Reports & Papers
Gearing Up for Kindergarten: Project overview & year-end report for 2009-2010
An evaluation of Gearing Up for Kindergarten, a preschool learning and parenting education program in North Dakota, that examines changes in parenting practices and children's readiness for school, based on pre- and post-program surveys from parents and teachers
Reports & Papers
Gearing Up for Kindergarten: Project overview & year-end report for 2009-2010 [Executive summary]
A summary of an evaluation of Gearing Up for Kindergarten, a preschool learning and parenting education program in North Dakota, that examines changes in parenting practices and children's readiness for school, based on pre- and post-program surveys from parents and teachers
Executive Summary
Gearing Up for Kindergarten: Project overview & year-end report for 2010-2011 [Executive summary]
A summary of an evaluation of Gearing Up for Kindergarten, a preschool learning and parenting education program in North Dakota, that examines changes in parenting practices and children's readiness for school, based on pre- and post-program surveys from parents and teachers
Executive Summary
