Evaluating Head Start: An Historical Review of Program Goals and Factors Which Impact Program Evaluation

This exploratory historical study researches the Head Start program goals and performance standards from the original task force and President Johnson\u27s declaration of the war on poverty, to the present day. The historical research on the Head Start program is presented by decade adjacent to historical information about child development and early childhood education, and the political climate of that decade. The study will examine major Head Start program evaluations which occurred during each of the past three decades and discuss historical factors which may have impacted the research designs. The ultimate goal of this project is to learn from the past and to offer strategies for planning and implementing future evaluations of the Head Start progra

Shall Be Bright at Last: Reflections on Suffering and Hope in the Letters of Paul

These nine essays on suffering offer exercises in Christian hope. The contributors reveal honest and tender wounds of the many harsh realities of life in a broken world awaiting full redemption. They meditate on Paul\u27s holy words that teach us to pray with expectation and live by faith. They encourage fellow pilgrims to trust the path and stick together. Shall Be Bright at Last is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted. CC BY-NC-SAhttps://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/monographs/1000/thumbnail.jp

Intraindividual Stability and Change in the Adolescent Self-concept

The level and stability of both global and domain-specific self-concepts was examined in a study of adolescents, aged 11 to 20. Data were obtained for 253 adolescents from four different schools at four timepoints over the course of a year. Participants were asked to complete a self-report measure of self-concept at each of the four timepoints to assess level of self-concept and self-concept change during adolescence. Individual trajectories of change in self-concept were calculated through growth curve modeling. Six of the domains had slopes that were not significantly different from zero, indicating stability: global self-worth, scholastic competence, social acceptance, athletic competence, behavioral conduct, and close friendships. The remaining three domains—job competence, romantic appeal, and physical appearance—had average positive slopes that were significantly different from zero, indicating a significant increase in perceived competency in these domains. In addition to examining differences in the average intercepts and slopes of the various domains, individual growth curve modeling highlighted differences among individuals. There were individual differences in both level of self-concept and change in self-concept for each of the domains. Demographic variables and recent school transition were used to account for the individual differences in trajectories. Individual differences in level of self-concept and self-concept change were partially accounted for by demographic variables which suggests that these variables, particularly age and gender, are important in determining the self-concept trajectories of adolescents. Supplementary analyses indicated that there were differences among the students at different schools, suggesting that the school environment plays an important role in determining the self-concept of students

An experimental examination of alcohol consumption, alcohol expectancy, and self-blame on willingness to report a hypothetical rape.

This study experimentally examined the role of victim alcohol intoxication, and self-blame in perceiving and reporting rape to the police using a hypothetical interactive rape scenario. Participants (N = 79) were randomly assigned to consume alcohol (mean BAC = 0.07%) or tonic water before they engaged in the scenario. Alcohol expectancy was manipulated, and participant beliefs about the beverage they thought they had consumed and their feelings of intoxication were measured. Alcohol consumption and expectancy did not affect the likelihood that the nonconsensual intercourse depicted in the scenario was perceived and would be reported as rape. Participants with higher levels of self-blame were less likely to say they would report the hypothetical rape. Self-blame levels were higher for participants who believed they had consumed alcohol, and were associated with increased feelings of intoxication. The implications are discussed