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Contents Preface PART 1: REPORT OF THE PANEL Evaluating Early Childhood Demonstration Programs Introduction, 3 Programs for Children and Families, 1960-1975, 7 The Program and Policy Context of the 1980s, 11 Implications for Outcome Measurement and Evaluation Design, 19 Implications for the Evaluation Process, 43 References, 49 PART 2: PAPERS The Health Impact of Early Childhood Programs: Perspectives from the Brookline Early Education Project Melvin D. Levine and Judith S. Palfrey Measuring the Outcomes of Day Care Jeffrey R. Travers, Rochelle Beck, and Joan Bissell Informing Policy Makers About Programs for Handicapped Children Mary M. Kennedy and Garry L. McDaniels Preschool Education for Disadvantaged Children David P. Weikart · ~ V11 ix 1 55 57 109 163 187
Comprehensive Family Service Programs: Special Features and Associated Measurement Problems Kathryn Hewett, with the assistance of Dennis Deloria 203 The Evaluation Report: A Weak Link to Policy Dennis Deloria and Geraldine Kearse Brookins 254 . . . V111