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Clements, Melissa A.; Reynolds, Arthur J.; Hickey, Edmond – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2004
We examined the influence of individual and site-level factors from the Chicago Child-Parent Centers (CPC) early educational program on four competence outcomes for 1539 minority youth in the Chicago Longitudinal Study. Individual-level factors included race, gender, risk status, kindergarten duration, and preschool and follow-on experience. Two…
Descriptors: Child Development Centers, Competence, Influences, Longitudinal Studies
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Graue, Elizabeth; Clements, Melissa A.; Reynolds, Arthur J.; Niles, Michael D. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
This study investigated the contributions of curriculum approach and parent involvement to the short- and long-term effects of preschool participation in the Title I Chicago Child-Parent Centers. Data came from the complete cohort of 989 low-income children (93% African American) in the Chicago Longitudinal Study, who attended preschool in the 20…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Parent School Relationship
Arthur J. Reynolds; Judy A. Temple; Dylan L. Robertson; Emily A. Mann – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2002
We conducted the first cost-benefit analysis of a federally financed, comprehensive early childhood program. The Title I Chicago Child-Parent Centers are located in public schools and provide educational and family support services to low-income children from ages 3 to 9. Using data from a cohort of children born in 1980 who participate in the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education, Longitudinal Studies, Low Income Groups