ABSTRACT

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Positive effects of preschool education on children have been well documented (Berrueta-Clement et al., 1984; Consortium for Longitudinal Studies, 1983, Deutsch, Jordan, & Deutsch, 1985; Lazar & Darlington, 1982). This study considers positive benefits for caregivers who participate in cooperative preschool education. Since not all caregivers are parents, the study includes grandparents who have custody of children, and kin with responsibility for kith.

chapter Chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|17 pages

Parent Training

chapter Chapter 3|18 pages

Family Support

chapter Chapter 4|16 pages

Family Empowerment

chapter Chapter 5|3 pages

Study Questions

chapter Chapter 6|14 pages

Research Methodology

chapter Chapter 7|26 pages

Setting

chapter Chapter 8|4 pages

Participants

chapter Chapter 9|6 pages

Data Collection

chapter Chapter 10|23 pages

Salient Program Features

chapter Chapter 11|13 pages

Changes in Family Life

chapter Chapter 12|10 pages

Changes in Occupation

chapter Chapter 13|11 pages

The Process of Empowerment

chapter Chapter 14|8 pages

Community Impact

chapter Chapter 15|15 pages

Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations