FIELD TEST

(9/20 - 9/27)

Class of 2024 UoP School of Advanced Studies Doctoral Candidate, CHRISTOPHER TEEL, is working on an exploratory case study regarding Head Start Programs in New York City. There are two overarching goals associated with the study. The first goal is to identify the experiences of Head Start management staff’s implementation of the two-generation approach to learning to foster family-school partnerships. The second goal is to explore Head Start management staff’s perceptions of the implementation of a two-generation approach to learning to support family-school partnerships.

This is the field test for the proposed research. Participants of the field test WILL NOT be asked to answer these questions. The purpose of the field test is to determine whether these questions are sufficient. The role of the field test participants will be to validate and/or make recommendations about each question.

Please follow the instructions below.

Reread the goals of the research. (The first goal is to identify the experiences of Head Start management staff’s implementation of the two-generation approach to learning to foster family-school partnerships.
The second goal is to explore Head Start management staff’s perceptions of the implementation of a two-generation approach to learning to support family-school partnerships.)
Ask yourself: Will this question help achieve the goals of the research?
Read the questions carefully.
If the question does not require any changes, simply reply “GOOD QUESTION”
If the question is confusing in any way, please identify what caused the confusion.
DO NOT ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. (The researcher only needs to validate, change, or receive recommendations from eligible participants)

Name

First Name

Last Name

Phone

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Program Name

(Example: Main Street Early Childhood Program)

Position/Job Title

1. What support services do you recognize as a yearly necessity for your families, and why?

(Housing assistance, asset building services, mental health services, substance abuse prevention/treatment, English as a second language, assistance in enrolling into an education or job training program, education on health and development consequences of tobacco product use, education on postpartum care, education on relationship/marriage, assistance to families in incarcerated individuals, emergency/crisis intervention, research-based parent curriculum, involvement in discussing their child’s screening and assessment results and their child’s progress, supporting transitions between programs, education on preventive medical and oral health, and education on nutrition)

2. How does the program advertise support services for the school community?

3. When families display a need for a specific support service, what steps are taken to make sure their needs are met?

4. In what ways does your program identify the needs of your adult population?

5. How does your school foster family to school partnerships?

6. How are parent meetings planned and attended at your program?

7. What methods are used to document support services?

8. How are community partnerships established at your program?

9. How are community partnerships incorporated into your schools planning?

10. How are families redirected when they request services that the program cannot meet?

11. How does your program collaborate with other Head Start programs to provide support services for your families?

12. Can you describe the role of the family services department at your program?

13. What struggles have you experienced with planning, referring, and/or administering support services to the adult population of your program?

14. How do your yearly Program Information Reports (PIR) help with planning family services goals?

FIELD TEST

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