ERIC Number: EJ1228169
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
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Immigrant Parent Involvement in Government Funded Early Childhood Education Programming: An Examination of FACES
Leong, Anne Day; Berzin, Stephanie Cosner; Hawkins, Summer Sherburne
Early Child Development and Care, v189 n12 p2018-2031 2019
Head Start is a federally funded early childhood education programme that takes a unique 2-generation approach to working with families. Family engagement in early education like Head Start has been shown to improve academic and behavioural outcomes in children, with particular beneficial effects in the children of immigrant parents. This study seeks to explore predictors of involvement in Head Start services among immigrant families. Through an examination of Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) 2009 data, this study uses bivariate and multivariate regression, and Karlson/Holm/Breen (KHB) analyses to determine variables associated with involvement in Head Start services. Results indicate that immigrant and U.S.-born parents do not differ in their levels of involvement in Head Start services. Rather, for both groups of parents, parental education attainment and satisfaction in services predicted levels of involvement. Furthermore, for mothers, the relationship between levels of educational attainment and involvement was fully mediated by mothers' levels of employment.
Descriptors: Immigrants, Parent Participation, Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education, Federal Aid, Intergenerational Programs, Family Involvement, Young Children, Predictor Variables, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Mothers, Employment Level, Early Intervention, Experience, Family (Sociological Unit), Surveys, Preschool Education, Participant Satisfaction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey
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