Early Childhood Inventions Proven Results, Future Promise

by Karoly, Lynn A.

• ISBN13: 9780833038364
• ISBN10: 0833038362
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-23
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Presents a review and synthesis of current research that addresses the potential for various forms of early childhood interventin to improve outcomes for participating children and their families.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	ix
Tables	xi
Summary	xiii
Acknowledgments	xxix
Abbreviations	xxxi
Introduction	1	(18)
Disparities in Early Childhood and the Associated Consequences	6	(8)
The Promise of Early Childhood Interventions	14	(5)
Strategies for Intervention	19	(36)
Theoretical Foundations of Early Childhood Intervention	20	(1)
Strategies for Early Childhood Intervention	21	(6)
Strategies for Program Evaluation	27	(2)
Early Childhood Intervention Programs with Rigorous Evaluations and Strong Evidence to Date	29	(12)
Taxonomy of Selected Early Childhood Intervention Programs	41	(14)
What Works in Early Childhood Intervention Programs	55	(32)
Outcomes Improved by Early Childhood Intervention Programs	56	(7)
Outcomes During the School-Age Years	56	(5)
Outcomes in Adulthood	61	(2)
Magnitude of the Effects	63	(15)
Cognitive Outcomes for Younger Children	65	(5)
Other Outcomes for School-Age Children	70	(4)
Longer-Term Outcomes and Effects for Other Program Participants	74	(4)
Features Associated with More-Effective Programs	78	(9)
Studies of Program Characteristics	79	(3)
Analysis of Model Program Evaluations	82	(5)
The Economics of Early Childhood Interventions	87	(36)
Potential Economic Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions	88	(9)
Spillover Benefits and Beneficiaries	88	(6)
The Use of Benefit-Cost Analysis	94	(3)
Benefit-Cost Studies of Early Childhood Interventions	97	(19)
Programs Analyzed and Methods Used	98	(10)
Results of Benefit-Cost Analyses	108	(8)
Other Economic and Noneconomic Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions	116	(3)
Labor Market Benefits	116	(1)
Macroeconomic Benefits	117	(1)
Noneconomic Benefits	118	(1)
Strengths and Limitations of Economic Evidence	119	(4)
Conclusions	123	(14)
Appendix A Descriptions of Early Childhood Intervention Programs Included in the Study	137	(8)
Appendix B Methodology for the Analysis of Cognitive Outcomes in Chapter Three	145	(4)
References	149