We are pleased to announce that Head Start’s 10th National Research Conference will be held June 21-23, 2010 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, in conjunction with the Office of Head Start, is sponsoring this national research-to-practice conference. ICF International, in partnership with Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the Society for Research in Child Development, and ESI will be developing and coordinating the conference.
The conference focuses on identifying and disseminating new research relevant to young children (0-8 years) and their families while expanding dialogue and fostering partnerships among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. The conference focuses especially on research relevant to the low-income families who are Head Start’s population. The title for the 10th Conference is "Research on Young Children and Families: Launching the Next Decade for Policy and Practice."
As the third decade of the Head Start Research Conferences begins, we celebrate 45 years of contributions Head Start has made to the nation and world. The central theme of the 10th conference is sharing and using evidence of effective policies and practices for child development and families. In considering appropriate evidence for young children’s learning and success across contexts, attention must be paid to nurturing environments that support children’s growth in language, literacy, mathematics, science, social and emotional functioning, creative arts, physical skills, and approaches to learning. The conference will consider the applicability of evidence for diverse domains, settings, roles, parent involvement, and communities within the larger cultural systems.
Your contributions and participation help to shape the conference. We look forward to seeing you in 2010!