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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778657603321

Titolo

Beyond the blueprint [[electronic resource] ] : directions for research on Head Start's families / / Deborah A. Phillips and Natasha J. Cabrera, editors ; Roundtable on Head Start Research, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1996

ISBN

0-309-17560-7

1-280-19213-5

9786610192137

0-309-58914-2

0-585-14276-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PhillipsDeborah

CabreraNatasha J

Disciplina

372.21/09797

Soggetti

Child welfare - Research - United States

Head Start programs - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-56).

Nota di contenuto

""Beyond the Blueprint Directions for Research on Head Start's Families""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Beyond the Blueprint Directions for Research on Head Start's Families""; ""1 Introduction""; ""ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ROUNDTABLE ON HEAD START RESEARCH""; ""THE ROUNDTABLE'S DELIBERATIONS ON FAMILY-LEVEL RESEARCH""; ""SCOPE OF THE REPORT""; ""2 Studying Head Start's Families: General Themes""; ""3 Recognizing the Diversity of Children and Families in Head Start ""; ""ISSUES FOR RESEARCH""; ""Instruction in Bilingual and Multilingual Classrooms""

""The Social Implications of Children's Language Environments""""The Significance of Parents' Background""; ""Migrant Families""; ""NEXT STEPS FOR RESEARCH""; ""Descriptive, Quality, and Outcome Agendas""; ""Quality and Outcome Agendas""; ""Descriptive and Quality Agendas"";



""4 Examining Community�Head Start Collaborations""; ""ISSUES FOR RESEARCH""; ""Community Resources, Head Start Quality, and Community Impacts""; ""Families in Violent Homes and Communities""; ""NEXT STEPS FOR RESEARCH""; ""Community Resources and Effects""; ""Descriptive, Quality, and Outcome Agendas""

""Descriptive and Outcome Agendas""""Violence""; ""Descriptive Agenda""; ""Descriptive and Outcome Agendas""; ""5 Head Start Families in a Changing Economic Landscape ""; ""ISSUES FOR RESEARCH""; ""Head Start as a Catalyst for Employment""; ""Parent Involvement in the New Economic Context""; ""Full-Time Needs and Part-Day Programs""; ""NEXT STEPS FOR RESEARCH""; ""Descriptive Agenda""; ""Descriptive, Quality, and Outcome Agendas""; ""6 Extending the Benefits of Local Innovation""; ""References""; ""APPENDIX A Excerpts from Two Advisory Committee Reports ""

""OVERALL STRATEGY AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES""""Implementation of an Integrated and Coordinated Set of Research and Evaluation Studies Collectively Designed to  Addressâ€?""; ""Use of Diverse Methodologies""; ""Identification of Marker Variables""; ""Budgetary Considerations""; ""Executive Summary""; ""APPENDIX B Workshop Agendas and Speakers ""; ""WORKSHOP SPEAKERS""; ""APPENDIX C Other Reports from the Board on Children, Youth, and Families ""