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Peer reviewedBurchinal, Margaret; And Others – Child Development, 1989
Investigates levels and patterns of intellectual development of 131 socioeconomically disadvantaged children in university-based intervention group day care or community day care, or with little or no day care. Results suggest that high quality day care may positively change the intellectual development of socioeconomically disadvantaged children.…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedCampbell, Frances A.; Ramey, Craig T. – Child Development, 1994
Assessed the effects of preschool education on achievement in primary school for 88 impoverished African American children and their families. Found that the positive effects of a preschool intervention program on intellectual development and academic achievement were maintained through age 12 and that school-age intervention alone was less…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Children, Early Intervention
Peer reviewedMiller, Louise B.; Bizzell, Rondeall P. – Child Development, 1983
Investigated the academic and intellectual performance of disadvantaged children who had experienced one of four types of prekindergarten program or no prekindergarten at all. IQ measures did not differ significantly among preschool program groups, but differential effects in the three grades, related to both preschool program and sex, were noted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
