American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey 2019 (AIAN FACES 2019)

Historically there has been little information about children attending Region XI Head Start programs (programs operated by federally recognized tribes); however, in 2015 the first AIAN FACES study provided a national picture of children, families, and programs in Region XI. Native voices were at the forefront of this study in the AIAN FACES 2015 Workgroup, comprised of Region XI Head Start directors, researchers, and federal officials. AIAN FACES 2019 is the second round of this national study of Region XI Head Start children and families and their experiences in Head Start programs and classrooms. The AIAN FACES 2019 study design is the same as the design for AIAN FACES 2015. AIAN FACES 2019 convened its own workgroup with a composition similar to the 2015 workgroup. The AIAN FACES 2019 Workgroup provided advice on study activities from measurement updates to data collection and dissemination. AIAN FACES 2019 sought to (1) describe the strengths and needs of all children in Region XI, (2) provide an accurate picture of all children and families who participate in Region XI (AIAN and non-AIAN), and (3) understand the cultural and linguistic experiences of Native children and families in Region XI AIAN Head Start. Data collection with Region XI children, families, classrooms, and programs took place in the fall of 2019 and the spring of 2020. In both fall and spring, the study collected data from parent surveys and teacher child reports. In fall 2019, the study conducted direct child assessments. In spring 2020, teachers, center directors, and program directors completed surveys. Twenty-two Region XI Head Start programs participated. The study followed procedures for tribal review and approval in each of those 22 communities. AIAN FACES 2019 also
planned to conduct direct child assessments and classroom observations in spring 2020. Due to the COVID-19 (for coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, AIAN FACES cancelled in-person data collection (direct child assessments and classroom observations) after the second week of March, 2020. Therefore, the study was only able to collect direct child assessment and classroom observation data in seven of its 22 programs. For more information on the spring 2020 direct child assessments and classroom observations, see the Spring 2020 Partial Sample User's Manual. Researchers may request access to the Spring 2020 Partial Sample Data File containing these partial data from direct child assessments and classroom observations as part of their application. The data are provided in a separate file for exploratory purposes only. These partial data cannot be used to develop estimates representing Region XI children as a whole.

长期以来，关于参与第十一地区（Region XI）开端计划（Head Start，由联邦认可的部落运营的项目）的儿童的相关信息极为匮乏。2015年，首个美国印第安人与阿拉斯加原住民面孔研究（AIAN FACES, American Indian and Alaska Native FACES）首次呈现了第十一地区儿童、家庭及相关项目的全国性概况。美国印第安人与阿拉斯加原住民面孔2015工作组（AIAN FACES 2015 Workgroup）由第十一地区开端计划负责人、研究人员及联邦官员组成，此项研究以原住民诉求为核心，由该工作组主导开展。美国印第安人与阿拉斯加原住民面孔2019（AIAN FACES 2019）是该针对第十一地区开端计划儿童与家庭及其在开端计划项目与课堂中经历的全国性研究的第二轮调研。其研究设计与2015年版研究完全一致。AIAN FACES 2019组建了成员构成与2015年工作组相似的专属工作组，该工作组为研究活动提供全流程建议，涵盖测量工具更新、数据收集与成果发布等环节。AIAN FACES 2019的研究目标包括：（1）刻画第十一地区所有儿童的优势与需求；（2）准确呈现参与第十一地区开端计划的所有儿童与家庭（含美国印第安人与阿拉斯加原住民及非原住民群体）的整体图景；（3）解析第十一地区美国印第安人与阿拉斯加原住民开端计划服务的原住民儿童与家庭的文化与语言体验。第十一地区儿童、家庭、课堂及项目的数据采集工作于2019年秋季与2020年春季开展。两次数据采集阶段均收集了家长问卷与教师儿童情况报告数据。2019年秋季，研究还开展了儿童直接测评；2020年春季，教师、中心负责人及项目负责人完成了问卷填写。本次研究共有22个第十一地区开端计划项目参与，且针对这22个社区均完成了部落审查与审批流程。AIAN FACES 2019原计划于2020年春季开展儿童直接测评与课堂观察。但受2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019）疫情影响，研究于2020年3月第二周后取消了线下数据采集（含儿童直接测评与课堂观察）。因此，研究仅能在22个项目中的7个完成儿童直接测评与课堂观察的数据收集。如需了解2020年春季儿童直接测评与课堂观察的更多细节，请参阅Spring 2020 Partial Sample User's Manual。研究人员可通过申请流程，获取包含上述儿童直接测评与课堂观察部分数据的Spring 2020 Partial Sample Data File。该部分数据仅用于探索性分析，且不得用于生成代表第十一地区全体儿童的统计估计值。