Head start teaching center: Evaluation of a new approach to head start staff development
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-1997
Abstract
Head Start Teaching Centers are a national demonstration project designed to provide participatory training in all Head Start component areas within the context of an exemplary Head Start program. Each Teaching Center employs an independent evaluation to study this alternative approach to Head Start staff development. This paper presents the results of the outcome evaluation for the first year of the New England Head Start Teaching Center. The New England Head Start Teaching Center was designed to provide intensive training during a 3 or 5 day period of residence at the Teaching Center. This paper briefly describes the national Head Start Teaching Center model, the implementation of this model in the New England region, the outcome evaluation plan, and the results from the first year of training. The analyses of year one data indicated that training provided by the New England Head Start Teaching Center produced significant gains. As compared to similar Head Start employees who did not participate in training, both trainees and their supervisors reported significant gains in trainees' knowledge, skills, and expertise after participating in the New England Head Start Teaching Center training. © 1997 Ablex Publishing Corp. All rights of reproduction reserved.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Volume
12
Issue
4
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Horm-Wingerd, Diane M., David A. Caruso, Sheryl Gomes-Atwood, and Julianna Golas. "Head start teaching center: Evaluation of a new approach to head start staff development." Early Childhood Research Quarterly 12, 4 (1997): 407-424. doi: 10.1016/S0885-2006(97)90019-3.