RMC’s Senior Research Scientist Dr. Chris King co-authored an article recently in the Child Development journal published by Society for Research in Child Development. The article, titled “A Two-Generation Education Intervention and Children’s Attendance in Head Start,” was written by Dr. King, Teresa Eckrich Sommer, William Schneider, Elise Chor, Terri J. Sabol, P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, and Amanda Morris. You can access the article here.
Abstract:
Two‐generation human capital programs seek to promote the education of parents and children simultaneously. This study examines relations between family participation in CareerAdvance®, which recruits parents of Head Start children into a workforce training program and children’s Head Start attendance. The sample included 293 children (on average 4 years old) and their parents. After one semester, CareerAdvance® children demonstrated higher rates of attendance and lower rates of absence and chronic absence (missing 10% or more of school days) than matched comparison children. These associations were similar across a range of high‐ and low‐risk subgroups at baseline. These findings are discussed in terms of the implications of a family systems approach for improving children’s Head Start attendance.
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