Early Learning Mentor Coach Study (ELMC), 2010-2012 [42 States]

The ELMC Study collected data to describe the objectives, activities, approaches, strategies, and other aspects of the Early Learning Mentor Coach (ELMC) initiative from the perspectives of Head Start grantees, coaches, and staff. In October 2010, the funds to support the ELMC initiative were distributed to 130 Head Start grantees in 42 states and the District of Columbia for a seventeen month period. Grantees used the funds to hire coaches to provide on-the-job guidance, training, mentoring and technical assistance to Head Start staff. The grant recipients reflected the diversity of Head Start programs, including Migrant and Seasonal Head Start and American Indian and Alaskan Native Head Start grantees. Data was collected using a mixed-methods design (qualitative and quantitative) and the following data collection instruments: a grantee census survey; a coach census survey; coach telephone interviews; and staff telephone interviews with staff who received coaching. <strong>At this time, only the quantitative data are available via ICPSR</strong>.

早期学习导师教练（Early Learning Mentor Coach，以下简称ELMC）研究收集数据，旨在从开端计划（Head Start）受资助机构、导师教练及工作人员的视角，描述该项目的目标、活动、实施方法、策略及其他相关维度。2010年10月，支持ELMC项目的资助金被发放至42个州及哥伦比亚特区的130家Head Start受资助机构，资助周期为17个月。受资助机构使用该资金聘请导师教练，为Head Start工作人员提供在职指导、培训、督导及技术援助。此次受资助的机构涵盖了各类Head Start项目，包括流动与季节性Head Start项目、美国印第安人及阿拉斯加原住民Head Start项目的受资助机构。本研究采用混合研究设计（定性与定量结合），通过以下数据采集工具开展数据收集：受资助机构普查问卷、导师教练普查问卷、导师教练电话访谈，以及针对接受过辅导的工作人员的电话访谈。<strong>截至目前，仅可通过大学间政治与社会研究联盟（Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research，ICPSR）获取该研究的定量数据</strong>