(continued on next page) 
 

Volume 17, Number 4   2015      ISSN: 1930-9325 

 
CONTENTS 

 
Research Articles 

Ideal Leadership in Head Start Programs: Understanding Leadership from the 
Perspectives of Teachers and Directors in an Era of Changing Expectations and 
Increased Accountability  

Sandra E. Gonzalez…………………………………………………………..….………….... 1 

Family Partnership with a Head Start Agency: A Case Study of a Refugee Family 
Shana J. Haines, Jean A. Summers, Ann P. Turnbull and H. Rutherford Turnbull III….…... 22 

An Exploration of How the Foundations Intervention Influences Family-Professional 
Partnerships in Head Start: A Case Study 

Vera L. Stroup-Rentier, Jean A. Summers, Susan Palmer and Ann P. Turnbull……………. 50 

The Role of Education in the Parenting Practices of Black Parents of Preschoolers 
Kalani M. Palmer and Heather J. Bachman……...……………….…………………….......... 66 

The Prevalence of Medication Use in Head Start Preschool Sample 
Erin Seif and John Carlson………………………………………………….………….…..... 83 

The Effects of Asthma on Academic Achievement in a Sample of Former Head Start 
Children  
       Ethan J. Schilling, Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, A. Michele Lease and Yvette Q. Getch….….  99 
 

Research-to-Practice Summaries 

Ideal Leadership in Head Start Programs 
Sandra E. Gonzalez………………………………………………….….…………………….  119 

Family Partnership: Practical Implications from a Case Study of a Refugee Family 
Shana J. Haines, Jean A. Summers, Ann P. Turnbull and H. Rutherford Turnbull III….…... 124 

Family-Professional Partnerships in Head Start: Practical Strategies Using a 
Partnership Intervention 
      Vera L. Stroup-Rentier, Jean A. Summers, Susan Palmer and Ann P. Turnbull……………. 131 

Black Parents of Preschoolers Educational Attainment: Implications for Parenting 
Practices 

Kalani M. Palmer and Heather J. Bachman……...……………….…………………….......... 138 

Medication Use in a Head Start Sample: Relevance for Practitioners 
Erin Seif and John Carlson………………………………………………….………….…..... 144 

  



(continued from previous page) 

Asthma and Academic Achievement: How are Head Start Children Affected?  

Ethan J. Schilling, Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, A. Michele Lease and Yvette Q. Getch…...148 
 
Book Review 

Poverty is Not a Disability  
Holly S. Kihm………………..………………………………………………………….......155