Head Start Impact Study (HSIS), 2002-2006

Description:

The Head Start Impact Study is a national, longitudinal study that involves approximately 5,000 three and four year old preschool children across 84 nationally representative grantee/delegate agencies aimed at determining how Head Start affects the school readiness of children participating in the program as compared to children not enrolled in Head Start and under which conditions Head Start works best and for which children.

Resource Type:

Data Sets

Author(s):

United States. Department of Health and Human Services; United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation

Publisher(s):

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

Data Collector(s):

Westat, Inc.

Funder(s):

United States. Department of Health and Human Services; United States. Administration for Children and Families

Date Issued:

2010

Alternative Title:

HSIS

Source:

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Head Start Impact Study (HSIS), 2002-2006 [United States] [Computer file]. ICPSR29462-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor].

Note:

This data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited.

Public Use Files: The Head Start Impact Study documentation is public use and is available for download. Documentation includes the User Guide, Data Collection Instruments and Codebooks (available in plain text, PDF and HTML formats).

Restricted Use Files: To protect respondent privacy, the Head Start Impact Study data are restricted from general dissemination. Access to parts of this study requires a signed User Agreement. To obtain the file(s), researchers must agree to the terms and conditions of the Restricted Data Use Agreement, which is included with every download and can also be obtained separately on the Browse Documentation page. <br>
<br>On February 23, 2011, Research Connections hosted a Webinar Data Training conducted by Westat, Inc. staff that introduced the HSIS data collection. Topics covered included HSIS Instruments, Data File Structure, Tips for Working with the Data and more. The recorded Webinar is now available for download (select "Other Data" from the download page) and can also be viewed directly from our website (<a href = "http://www.researchconnections.org/content/childcare/publications/index.html#webinars">link</a>). All other materials from the online training can be accessed by clicking here (<a href = "http://www.researchconnections.org/childcare/trainings.jsp">link</a>).

Topics:

6. Programs, Interventions & Curricula > 6.1. Programs > 6.1.3. Early Head Start/Head Start

10. Research & Evaluation Methods

1. Children & Child Development > 1.2. Child Development & School Readiness

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Related resources include summaries, versions, measures (instruments), or other resources in which the current document plays a part. Research products funded by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation are related to their project records.