Author : Amanda C. Barnes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)
Book Synopsis Head Start Impact on Parent Educational Practices and the Influence of Household Risk by : Amanda C. Barnes
Download or read book Head Start Impact on Parent Educational Practices and the Influence of Household Risk written by Amanda C. Barnes and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "School readiness research has indicated parents play salient roles in promoting school readiness skills for their children. However contextual factors such as household risk and quality early care and education programs influence how parents engage in educational practices at home. Quality early care and education settings catering to low-income families can be a protective factor to help parents work to reduce the school readiness gap for their children. This study was designed to investigate how participating in Head Start may impact parents' engagement in educational practices. Drawing on data from the Head Start Impact Study, the current study examined a nationally representative sample of 1,751 low-income parents with Head Start eligible three-year-old children. The current study hypothesized that parents with a child enrolled in Head Start would engage in more educational practices than parents who had a child in another early care arrangement. The study also hypothesized that household risk levels (low, moderate, and high) would moderate the relationship between Head Start participation and parents' educational practices. Specifically, differences in the frequency of educational practices between household risk level homes would be present. Results indicated that participation in Head Start did have significant effect on parent educational practices and parents with a child enrolled in Head Start engaged more frequently in educational practices at home. However, findings revealed household risk did not moderate Head Start's impact on parents. Implications for future research are discussed."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.