Early childhood education contributes to improved school readiness but impacts on high school remain unclear. This study estimates the effects of Tulsa, Oklahoma's universal pre-K and Head Start programs through the junior year of high school (in 2018/2019; N = 2902; M[subscript age] = 16.52, SD = 0.39; 48% female; 28% white, 34% Black, 27%…

Using nationally representative data from the Family and Child Experiences Survey 2009 cohort (n = 2,842), this study examined the implications of 3- and 4-year-old's absences from Head Start for their early academic learning. The findings from this study revealed that children who missed more days of school, and especially those who were…

While research suggests that working more than 20 hr weekly is associated with greater antisocial behavior among middle- and upper-class youth, some have argued that employment benefits at-risk youth and leads to desistance from crime among youthful offenders. This study investigates the relation between hours worked, school attendance, and…

Compares differences in the attachment behavior of infants from middle-class homes who were in day care full-time, part-time, or not at all. Results of a strange-situation procedure in a laboratory setting suggested that the length of daily separation appears to be an important determinant of day care effects on infant/mother attachment.…

Measured the effect of schooling on cognitive skills by comparing the performance of 230, 6-13-year-old Hausa school children on a variety of cognitive tasks to that of 175 like-aged Hausa children who did not attend school. (Author/SDH)