Table of Contents | Previous | Next |
PART 1: HISTORY & BACKGROUND
Chapter 1 -A Brief History of the National Head Start -Public School Early Childhood Transition Project
Chapter 2 -Rationale and Design
PART 1: HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The two chapters included in this section present key information concerning the background, history, rationale, and organization of the National Head Start/ Public School Early Childhood Transition Demonstration Project and its evaluation, the National Transition Demonstration Study. An understanding of the underlying rationale, conceptual model, research design, and study size is essential to interpreting the findings reported in subsequent chapters.The national evaluation of the National Transition Demonstration Project was designed by ACYF to achieve three goals:
-
Identify successful strategies used, problems encountered, and solutions found when Head Start grantees, parents, local education agencies and other community agencies cooperate and coordinate a program of comprehensive and continuous services to children and families from Head Start through third grade. These findings are presented in Part 2 of this report.
-
Determine the effects of the demonstration on children, families, the Head Start program, the public school system and the community. These findings are presented in Part 3 of this report.
-
Assess the effectiveness of the transition concept as a means for the maintenance and enhancement of early gains achieved by Head Start children and families. These issues are addressed throughout the discussions of both program implementation (Part 2) and outcomes (Part 3).
| Table of Contents | Previous | Next |