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What’s New in Research

Welcome! The Research section of the ECLKC is designed to make ACF funded Head Start research accessible to the Head Start community. Within this section, you will find Research to Practice Briefs, TipSheets, research reports and other resources that offer important research results. This research section is aimed to help programs become more knowledgeable about Head Start research and to help programs’ work be guided and strengthened through research.

The National Academies focuses on 2 topics: the identification of outcomes associated with early stages of child development, and the quality and purpose of different techniques for developmental assessments.

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This brief summarizes an implementation evaluation that was conducted to examine the extent to which grantees who participated in the spring 2006 training are implementing IM/IL enhancements.

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FACES studies Head Start program performance at the national level that includes child assessments and data from parents, teachers, and program managers. This brief profiles Head Start children and families who enrolled in the program fall 2006.

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Announcements

National Child Welfare Evaluation Summit

Funding Opportunities

Federal Register

What’s new at OPRE

1. Research to Practice

This section provides brief summaries on research with suggestions for improving practice.

1.1 Early Head Start Research Briefs

The Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project involved 3,001 children and families in 17 sites selected to reflect the array of all Early Head Start programs.
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1.2 Tip Sheets

The Head Start Research to Practice Tip Sheets will make the ACF-funded research findings more accessible and will help programs think about the implication of the research for local practice. The TipSheets are intended to help practitioners become more aware of the ACF-funded research in particular subject areas. The TipSheets are structured to build upon the work that programs are engaged in by providing information on how programs can use the research to enhance their work.Read more »

2. ACF Funded Research

Find summaries, abstracts, and links to current and former project reports for research studies funded by Administration for Children and Families through the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation here.

2.1 Descriptive Studies

This section examines what is happening within a given group through survey research, correlation research, or longitudinal studies.
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2.2 Head Start Evaluation

Explore research that was conducted to determine the effectiveness of Head Start and Early Head Start. Full text »

2.3 Intervention and Demonstration Projects

View research designed to explore the effectiveness of an intervention or program and examine new ideas for improving practice. Full text »

2.4 Special Populations

Examine descriptive studies and evaluations that focus on specific populations of interest such as English Language Learners. Full text »

2.5 Building Research Capacity

Build your knowledge on research topics specifically related to Head Start and Early Head Start. Full text »

2.6 Research Synthesis

View research synthesis and dissemination projects which include reviews of large amounts of literature. Full text »

3. Resources

This section includes archived datasets, a Research to Practice Catalog, and links to information available on funding opportunities for research.

3.1 Archives

This section includes archive datasets for completed projects conducted through the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation. Full text »

3.2 Building Program Capacity

This section includes resources that provide support for conducting research to improve Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Full text »

3.3 Conferences

See past conference documents and highlights, check for upcoming ones. Full text »