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ERIC Number: EJ1232229
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1043-7797
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Head Start Impact on Fathers' Involvement and Black Children's Development
Lee, Kyunghee; Rispoli, Kristin
Journal of Social Work Education, v55 n4 p777-797 2019
This study examined Head Start's impact on fathers' school-based involvement and associations with Black children's cognitive, behavioral, and social-emotional skills. With a sample of 1,354 Black children, fathers' involvement was measured as attendance at school meetings, teacher conferences, school events, and/or volunteering at school events. Children's cognitive skills were literacy, language, and mathematics scores. Parents reported on the parent-child relationship, children's social skills, and behavioral concerns. Non-resident fathers in Head Start were more involved in Black children's schooling than not enrolled in Head Start. Unexpectedly, fathers' school-based involvement and Head Start enrollment were not related to children's developmental outcomes at kindergarten age. Head Start serving impoverished Black families should consider implementing targeted school-based father involvement initiatives that directly influence children.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Wechsler Individual Achievement Test; Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test
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