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  • 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 Communityâ€?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 AgendasViolence
  • 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 ""