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Parent/guardian Satisfaction with Early Head Start Services in Lucas County

Lederer, Nicole
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9698-7222
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1544565465681181

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2018, Master of Education, University of Toledo, Educational Research and Measurements.
This evaluation examines parent/guardian satisfaction with services delivered through Lucas County’s Early Head Start Program based on the assessment of parent/guardian satisfaction in the program’s first operating year. A 44-item parent/guardian satisfaction survey (PGSS) was created and administered for the purpose of this evaluation. An exploratory psychometric analysis of the 26 responses (47% response rate) using WINSTEPS (Linacre, 2010), version 3.70.1.1, provided evidence of validity. Findings suggest the need for some minor modifications to improve the PGSS. Responses indicate that overall, families are very satisfied with the services and support that they have received from the Early Head Start program. The relatively low response rate limits the generalizability of the findings. Based on the results of this evaluation, it is recommended that the program continues current practices at this time. Also, the unique needs of this population should be further evaluated to ensure that the program is adequately locating and linking these families to the resources that they may need. Additional psychometric analyses of the PGSS should be conducted with higher response rates.
Noela Haughton, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Laurie Dinnebeil, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Gregory Stone, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
53 p.
Early Childhood Education; Educational Tests and Measurements
early head start, infants, toddlers, families, parent satisfaction, program evaluation, rasch analysis, psychometric analysis,

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  • Lederer, N. (2018). Parent/guardian Satisfaction with Early Head Start Services in Lucas County [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1544565465681181

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lederer, Nicole. Parent/guardian Satisfaction with Early Head Start Services in Lucas County. 2018. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1544565465681181.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lederer, Nicole. "Parent/guardian Satisfaction with Early Head Start Services in Lucas County." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1544565465681181

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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