Description:
Utah State University will study parenting behavior over time and its relation to child outcomes and community service impacts. In addition to using the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation (EHSRE) Project dataset, EHSRE archived videotaped parent-child observations will be used to examine parenting behavior in relation to child development outcomes and program services.. Specifically, the project aims to answer the following research questions: (a) What dimensions of parenting typify groups of parents? (b) What changes occur over time in parenting? (c) Which groups of parents have children with more positive outcomes? (d)What are the predictors of parenting, between and within groups? (e) What program services are associated with parenting change? It is expected that the results of this study will reveal the types of parents likely to be in Early Head Start programs and help develop individualized services for families to increase program impacts on parenting behavior and child outcomes.
Resource Type:
Administration for Children and Families/OPRE Projects
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