This monograph summarizes results from academic capstone activities of graduate students and faculty advisors regarding issues consistent with Head Start national priorities and practice needs. The following theses are summarized: (1) "Multicultural Education in Head Start Programs in North Carolina" (S.K. Gant); (2) "The Impact of Head Start on Long-Term Academic Achievement" (D.R. Johnson); (3) "The Impact of Male Initiative Projects on North Carolina Head Start Programs" (G.R. Alston); (4) "An Exploration of the Collaborative Efforts among Human Service Agencies and the Head Start Program in Four Eastern North Carolina Counties" (E. Smith); (5) "An Evaluation of the Model Family Needs Assessment Instrument: Recommendations for Use in the State of North Carolina" (S.J. Shepard); (6) "An Analysis of Parent Involvement: The Impact on Head Start Families" (D.S. Lutz); (7) "An Analysis of Head Start Support Programs for Contemporary and Future Families" (D. Jackson); (8) "Increasing Social Competence in Young Children" (B.B. Sherman); (9) "Inclusion of Infants and Toddlers in Head Start Programs" (F.P. Riddick); (10) "Head Start Children and Their Academic Achievement through First Grade" (M.L. Harris): (11) "Teachers' Attitude and its Effect on Parental Participation in Head Start Programs in North Carolina" (M.F. Davis); (12) "The Knowledge and Attitudes of Head Start Staff and Parents toward Children with Blood Borne Pathogens" (G.M. Bond); (13) "Parents' Perceptions of the Parent Child Centers in North Carolina" (P.B. Banks); and (14) "Changes in Quality of Life due to Parent Participation in Head Start" (P.P. Holley). The monograph concludes by describing the North Carolina Central University Human Development and Family Studies program. (KDFB)