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Creator:: Kelleher, Bridget
Abstract:: The goal of the graduate essay was to provide the reader with a historical overview of the United States government funded preschool program Head Start and examine policy considerations for long term effectiveness on academic achievements of participants. Focusing on research about Head Start effectiveness, careful consideration was given to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: historical overview of the United States government funded preschool program Head Start and summarize

Creator:: Kapsch, Marybeth M.
Abstract:: This study utilized a qualitative approach to explore how Healthy Start home visiting services affect participants' parenting and lives in general. The purpose of this study was to explore both the intended and unintended outcomes of Healthy Start, using the theory of transformative learning. This theory postulates that through education...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: families who are currently participating in the Oregon Healthy Start home-visiting program; exploring how

Creator:: Weatherspoon, Joni
Abstract:: Two studies investigated the characteristics of high-risk Hispanic parents with young children who were enrolled in a primary prevention home visitation program targeting first birth families. In the first study, more and less acculturated high-risk Hispanic families were compared to high-risk non-Hispanic White families on differences in demographic characteristics, risk...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in Oregon Healthy Start, a primary prevention home visitation program targeting first birth families

Creator:: Polit, Gabriela
Abstract:: The purpose of the study is to explore the life experiences, identities, and self-esteem of a group of Mexican women who attend Even Start, a family literacy program. The study also focuses on the effect that the program has on the women's self-identities. I chose qualitative research considering I was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Recent Female Mexican Migrants in an Even Start Program Abstract approved: Nancy R. Rosenberger

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