Collaborative Evaluation of a Social Emotional Curriculum in Head Start Programs

• In Event: 15.059 - Fairmont Royal York Roundtable Session One
  In Roundtable Session: 15.059-6 - Evaluation of Early Childhood Programs

Abstract

This paper chronicles the experience of a university-preschool partnership that successfully implemented a school-wide evidence-based social-emotional curriculum in two Head Start organizations, demonstrating statistically significance relationships between fidelity levels of teacher implementation and validated measures of student social-emotional outcomes. The strategies used to ensure sustainability through a collaborative evaluation approach are illustrated. Using mixed-method data, this paper discusses the impacts of implementation on student, teacher, and organizational outcomes.

Authors

• Allison Ann Howland, Indiana University

• Meagan Benetti, Indiana University