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Head Start - U.S. educational program for disadvantaged preschool children, established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Aimed initially only at poor children, its purpose was to organize programs that would prepare preschool children for elementary school. Money was appropriated through the Office of Economic Opportunity, which made individual grants to cities and other localities to


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    Head Start: The Inside Story of America's Most Successful Educational Experiment » Read Now

    by Edward Zigler, Susan Muenchow. 276 pgs.

    Collections: Education, Entire Library
    ...HEAD START HEAD START The Inside Story of Americas Most Successful Educational Experiment...Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Zigler, Edward. Head Start:...
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    The Reconstruction of Family Policy (Chap. 15 "Policy Implications of Involving Parents in Head Start") » Read Now

    by Elaine A. Anderson, Richard C. Hula. 286 pgs.

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    The appropriate form and magnitude of social family policy in the United States is the focus of this collection of essays. Considering both the political debate over access and funding, and the intellectual divisions over the role of welfare in the state, the essays offer an examination of three...
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    As the Twig Is Bent--Lasting Effects of Preschool Programs (Chap. 10 "Long-Term Effects of Projects Head Start and Follow Through: The New Haven Project") » Read Now

    by Consortium for Longitudinal Studies. 494 pgs.

    Collections: Education, Entire Library
    ...10. Long-Term Effects of Projects Head Start and Follow Through: The New Haven...of the Committee which set up the Head Start program in 1965, but their work...thought of...
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    Qualitative Research in Early Childhood Settings (Chap. 3 "Heart, Mind, and Soul: Head Start as a Reminder of the Powerful Function of Schools for Their Communities") » Read Now

    by J. Amos Hatch. 256 pgs.

    This collection brings together studies and essays that represent the best work being done in early childhood research. It includes materials spanning the full range of early childhood settings and provides cutting edge views by leading educators of new methods and perspectives.
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    Blurring the Boundaries: Local Collaborations among Head Start, Preschool, and Child Care Programs, in Policy & Practice of Public Human Services » Read Now

    by Jodi R. Sandfort, Sally Coleman Selden. 6 pgs.

    Collections: Education, Entire Library
    ...Boundaries: Local Collaborations Among Head Start, Preschool, and Child Care Programs...targeted toward disadvantaged children. Head Start, for example, primarily serves...
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    Pathways to Quality in Head Start, Public School, and Private Nonprofit Early Childhood Programs, in Journal of Research in Childhood Education » Read Now

    by Ann S. Epstein. 19 pgs.

    Collections: Education, Entire Library
    ...Pathways to Quality in Head Start, Public School, and Private Nonprofit...and childrens development in 109 Head Start, 72 public school, and 110 private...formal education...
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    Early Head Start for Low-Income Families with Infants and Toddlers, in The Future of Children » Read Now

    by Emily Fenichel, Tammy L. Mann. 7 pgs.

    Collections: Education, Entire Library
    ...Early Head Start for Low-Income Families with Infants and...Office of Research and Evaluation and the Head Start Bureau released the first program impact...rigorous...
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    Families of Head Start Children: A Research Connection, in Journal of Instructional Psychology » Read Now

    by Delar K. Singh. 7 pgs.

    ...Families of head start children: a research connection...looked at the diverse family systems of Head Start children. With the underpinnings of Family...families of...
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    Historical Perspectives on the Education of Black Children (Chap. VII "Head Start: The Great Divide") » Read Now

    by Harry Morgan. 232 pgs.

    Collections: Education, Entire Library
    The first book to focus on abortion decision making, this self-help counseling resource takes a decidedly positive stance. Challenging the view that abortion is the lesser of two evils, Patricia Lunneborg maintains that it is moral, life-enhancing, supportive to families, and beneficial to the lives...
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    Sense and Nonsense about IQ: The Case for Uniqueness ("The Evaluation of Head Start" begins on p. 49) » Read Now

    by Charles Locurto. 204 pgs.

    This fascinating and potentially controversial book is a wide-ranging exploration of the essential issues relevant to IQ. Locurto examines data on the effectiveness of preschools; the impacts of adoption, heredity, and the role of environment; he evaluates the possibility of enhancing IQ in the...
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    Exploring the Long- and Short-Term Planning Practices of Head Start Teachers for Children with and without Disabilities, in Journal of Special Education » Read Now

    by Martha L. Venn, Jeanette McCollum. 13 pgs.

    Collections: Education, Entire Library
    ...the long- and short-term planning practices of head start teachers for children with and without disabilities...long- and short-term planning practices of 21 Head Start...
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    Social Policy and Policymaking by the Branches of Government and the Public-at-Large (Discussion of Head Start begins on p. 344) » Read Now

    by Theodore J. Stein. 499 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library
    An essential resource for students of social policy and social welfare as well as for social welfare practitioners and other human services professionals, this text examines the policymaking activity of the different branches of the American government and of the public-at-large as well as the...

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