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Download full textBarbrack, Christopher R.; And Others – 1970
This report describes the Demonstration and Research Center for Early Childhood Education (DARCEE), a center initiated to develop knowledge to improve the educability of young children. The report includes a fold-out diagram of DARCEE intervention programs--completed, current, and planned. Each program is listed with (1) an explanation of the…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Evaluation Methods, Home Programs
Barbrack, Christopher R.; Horton, Della M. – DARCEE Papers and Reports (George Peabody College for Teachers), 1970
The present study compared the relative effectiveness of three home visiting projects whose purpose was to train low income mothers to use commonly available materials and everyday events for the educational stimulation of their preschool children. The home visiting projects varied in terms of expense and professional qualifications of the home…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Costs
Barbrack, Christopher R.; Horton, Della M. – DARCEE Papers and Reports (George Peabody College for Teachers), 1970
In 1968 the Demonstration and Research Center for Early Education (DARCEE) initiated a small study to build and utilize mothers' skills (established in an earlier and major study) and to begin to construct and explore the feasibility of a "career ladder" for persons interested in early education. Subjects were 12 Negro preschoolers and their…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Career Opportunities, Change Agents, Home Programs
Barbrack, Christopher R. – DARCEE Papers and Reports (George Peabody College for Teachers), 1970
Home visitors were used to teach mothers to be more effective educational change agents in their own homes. The one-hour visits continued over 30 weeks. The initial sample consisted of 72 Negro mothers and their first grade children. All children has had 8-week summer Head Start. Five treatment groups were (1) Mother-Involved Cognitive home…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Agents, Enrichment Activities, Grade 1
