Research
NHSA maintains close relationships with leading independent researchers in the field of early childhood education and helps disseminate their findings. In addition to resources found on this site, NHSA shares findings with the Head Start community through articles in NHSA Dialog (formerly the NHSA Research Quarterly), NHSA’s magazine Children and Families, sessions at NHSA conferences, and other speaking engagements.Please refer to the above links for more information on NHSA’s research activities. To request research not found on this site, please contact NHSA’s Research and Evaluation department at (703) 739-0875.
Recent Presentations
NHSA members can download recent presentations by Ben Allen, Director of Public Policy and Research on Federal funding of Head Start and the latest updates on Head Start research.
Dialog Briefs
Dialog Briefs are distributed with issues of our peer-reviewed journal: NHSA Dialog: A Research-To-Practice Journal for the Early Intervention Field. Our Dialog Briefs are not peer-reviewed but are up-to-the-minute papers that explore essential, cutting-edge issues affecting Head Start and Early Head Start. Download some recent Dialog Briefs and find out how to subscribe here.