Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ635670
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Publication Date: 2001
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Understanding Barriers to Parent Involvement in Head Start: A Research-Community Partnership.
Lamb-Parker, Faith; Piotrkowski, Chaya S.; Baker, Amy J. L.; Kessler-Sklar, Susan; Clark, Beryl; Peay, Lenore
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v16 n1 p35-51 2001
This collaborative study examined barriers to parent involvement in the Head Start program among 68 mothers in New York City. Results revealed the presence of many difficult life experiences for mothers, but few were reported as barriers by many mothers. Five out of 20 experiences were associated with staff ratings of mothers' participation level. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Parents, Preschool Education, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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