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ED400108 PS024656
Title: Barriers to Parent Involvement in Head Start Programs.
Author(s): Driebe, Nicole M.; And Others
Pages: 34
Publication Date: June 1996
Notes: Paper presented at the Head Start National Research Conference (3rd, Washington, DC, June 20-23, 1996).
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: Reports--Research (143)
Geographic Source: U.S.; New York
Journal Announcement: RIEFEB1997
Head Start
stresses the partnership between the family and the early childhood
program, a relationship that is becoming increasing important in
a society where more women are entering the labor force and the
number of children receiving non-familial child care continues to
rise. This study sought to answer two questions: (1) Are there parents
who are not participating in the parent involvement opportunities
provided by Head Start? and (2) What barriers might prevent such
parents from becoming involved? The study explored which parents
are less involved in the parent involvement opportunities provided
by Head Start to determine why this involvement was not taking place.
The subjects were 27 female and 2 male parents who were in their
first year with the Head Start Program. Subjects were interviewed
twice, 6 months apart, to obtain information on barriers to and
levels of involvement. Head Start's standard parent involvement
form and participant observation were used to document amounts of
involvement between interviews. The results indicated that high
hours of employment, and the somewhat greater financial resources
that accompany employment, may compete with spending time on parent
involvement. Changes in household composition accompanying program
participation, such as the birth of a baby or a divorce, were also
determined to be potential barriers. (Contains 12 references.) (MOK)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences; *Employed Women; *Family Characteristics;
Family Involvement; Learning Activities; Parent Child Relationship;
*Parent Participation; *Young Children
Identifiers: *Barriers to Participation; New York (Upstate); *Project
Head Start
