Head Start Parents: A Performance Indicator of Parent Impact and Satisfaction. Final Report

摘要

The study is directed towards determining the plausibility of proceeding with the development of a Parent Impact/Satisfaction performance indicator. It was conducted in order to clarify the information needs of Head Start staff, and it resulted in a set of findings regarding potential content areas for a Parent Impact/Satisfaction performance indicator and the probable uses of data resulting from its implementation. The three data instruments--a postcard, a mail questionnaire, and a personal interview--were designed to collect successively greater amounts of information in the content areas defined in the exploratory evaluation. Chapter 1 provides the reader with an introduction to Head Start Performance Indicators in general, and the Parent Impact/Satisfaction Indicator in particular. It also summarizes the major phases of the study. The remainder of the report describes the study and presents the findings in greater detail.