Download full textERIC Number: ED507846
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jan
Pages: 207
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Head Start Impact Study. Technical Report
Puma, Michael; Bell, Stephen; Cook, Ronna; Heid, Camilla; Shapiro, Gary; Broene, Pam; Jenkins, Frank; Fletcher, Philip; Quinn, Liz; Friedman, Janet; Ciarico, Janet; Rohacek, Monica; Adams, Gina; Spier, Elizabeth
Administration for Children & Families
This Technical Report is designed to provide technical detail to support the analysis and findings presented in the "Head Start Impact Study Final Report" (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, January 2010). Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Head Start Impact Study and its findings. Chapter 2 provides technical information on the analytical sampling weights used in the analysis. A description of the outcome measures and their psychometric properties is provided in Chapter 3 and the description of the data collection procedures is provided in Chapter 4. Chapter 5 provides a description of the impact analysis methods including ITT (intent-to-treat) impact estimates, IOT (impact on the treated) impact estimates, and subgroup impact estimates. (Contains 49 exhibits and 50 footnotes.) [For the "Head Start Impact Study. Final Report," see ED507845. For the "Head Start Impact Study. Final Report. Executive Summary," see ED507847.]
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Low Income Groups, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 3, School Readiness, Early Intervention, Holistic Approach, National Programs, Early Childhood Education, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Measures (Individuals), Data Collection, Research Methodology, Psychometrics, Technical Writing, Research Reports, Human Services, Exhibits, Context Effect, Computation
Administration for Children & Families. US Department of Health and Human Services, 380 L'Enfant Promenade SW, Washington, DC 20447. Web site: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation; Westat, Inc.
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