FACES 2006 study design / by Jerry West, Louisa Tarullo, Nikki Aikens, Susan Sprachman, Christine Ross, and Barbara Lepidus Carlson, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

West, Jerry, 1949- author.

Tarullo, Louisa, author.

Aikens, Nikki (MPR), author.

Sprachman, Susan, author.

Ross, Christine (MPR), author.

Carlson, Barbara Lepidus (MPR), author.

Contributor:

United States. Administration for Children and Families

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Head Start Program (U.S.)--Evaluation.

Head Start Program (U.S.).

Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Family and Child Experiences Survey 2006 study design

Head Start : Family and Child Experiences Survey

Place of Publication:

[Washington D.C.] : [U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families], Mathematica Policy Research, [2007]

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), first launched in 1997 as a periodic, longitudinal study of program performance, is Head Start's ongoing flagship research initiative. Successive samples of Head Start children, their families, and programs provide descriptive information on the characteristics and experiences of the population served; staff qualifications, credentials, and opinions; Head Start classroom practices and quality; and child and family outcomes. FACES includes a battery of child assessments across multiple developmental domains; interviews with children's parents, teachers, and program managers; and observations of classroom quality. In 2005, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) funded Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (MPR) and its partners--Educational Testing Service, Juárez and Associates, and General Support Services--to design and conduct FACES 2006. This summary highlights basic features of the FACES 2006 study design for those interested in learning more about the study and for those who may be interested in using the data for future analyses.

Contents:

Introduction ; FACES 2006 study design

Use of FACES data

Rationale for the study

Conceptual model and framework

Potential research questions

Overview of the 2006 study design ; Sample and sampling design

Study components

Data collection and schedule periodicity

What's new in FACES 2006 ; Larger 3-year sample

Measures changes

Additional information gathered on children

Use of computer-assisted technology

Dissemination of FACES 2006 data and findings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 10).

Title from caption (viewed on September 24, 2008).

"March 2007"--Page 1

OCLC:

264995005