NCJ Number
238385
Date Published
1976
Length
194 pages
Annotation
This final report presents information on the development and evaluation of the Houston Parent-Child Development Center, a parent education program located in Houston, TX.
Abstract
The initial design for the Houston Parent-Child Development Center (PCDC) was done in 1969 in order to develop a program to improve the educational future of children from low income, minority group backgrounds. The program was developed with the belief that by engaging parents in their child's education at an early age through the use of parent education programs, then the children would be more likely to develop the conceptual, verbal, and social skills necessary to succeed in school. This report presents information on the development and subsequent evaluation of the Houston PCDC. The report describes the goals and components of the program, how the program is carried out, and a discussion of the evaluation and its results. The major components of the program include the use of home visits, a parent advisory council, family workshops, community services, language development, and an in-center program. The evaluation of the program found that while the program attained the immediate goal of improving the participation of parents in their child's education, the full effect of the participation could not be measured until a follow-up study was conducted of the children's success in school. Tables, figures, and references