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Direct linkBurger, Kaspar – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2010
A number of authors have investigated the impact of early childhood education and care programs on the development of children. Often they have focused on the effects on children from socio-economically disadvantaged families. To assess the effects of various preschool programs on cognitive development, recent key studies were reviewed. In…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Preschool Education
Spencer, Margaret Beale; Noll, Elizabeth; Cassidy, Elaine – Evaluation Review, 2005
Significant resources have been directed at understanding and alleviating the achievement gap in education. Most programs focused on this aim rely on a top-down approach, including funding for infrastructure improvement, curriculum development, class size, and teacher salaries. This article presents findings from a randomized field trial that…
Descriptors: Incentives, Cognitive Development, Academic Achievement, Teacher Salaries
Garner, Pamela W.; Curenton, Stephanie M.; Taylor, Kelli – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2005
Two studies investigated the influence of age, language, and family background on the development of preschoolers' social cognitive skills. Study 1 examined variability in economically disadvantaged preschoolers' understanding of fantasy and evaluated the relation of age and language to children's skill in this area. Children were shown drawings…
Descriptors: Fantasy, Economically Disadvantaged, Preschool Children, Interpersonal Competence
Bassok, Daphna; French, Desiree; Fuller, Bruce; Kagan, Sharon Lynn – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2008
Attendance in preschool centers can yield short-term benefits for children from poor or middle-class families. Yet debate persists in Europe and the United States over whether centers yield gains of sufficient magnitude to sustain children's cognitive or social advantages as they move through primary school. We report on child care and home…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Child Care Centers
Lennon, Oscar – Prospects, 1988
Suggests that Latin American education could be improved by the development of teaching methods which take into consideration the prevailing sociocultural patterns and their related cognitive styles. Discusses the rural environment and the urban culture of poverty relative to cognition. Considers the linkage between previous experience and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Download full textCurry, Janice – Online Submission, 2004
This report summarizes Austin Independent School District (AISD) prekindergarten program activities for the 2003-2004 school year.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, School Districts, Grants, Program Evaluation
Kagiteibasi, Cigdem – 1991
This document provides a bilingual (English and French) report on the Turkish Early Enrichment Project, a four-year longitudinal study of the impact of educational day care combined with mother training on child development. This comprehensive approach was compared with custodial day care and home care, both with and without home intervention. The…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Day Care Centers
Terzian, Mary; Moore, Kristin Anderson; Hamilton, Kathleen – Wallace Foundation, 2009
This White Paper summarizes findings from an extensive literature review that was conducted to identify the most promising models and approaches for meeting the needs of low-income children, youth, and families during the summer months. Special attention is paid to summer learning programs that serve diverse, urban low-income children and youth.…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Employment Qualifications
Curry, Janice – Online Submission, 2005
This report summarizes AISD's 2004-2005 prekindergarten program activities and student participation and performance results.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Grants, At Risk Students, English Language Learners
