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Early childhood interventions : proven results, future promise /
Parents, policymakers, business leaders, and the general public increasingly recognize the importance of the first few years in the life of a child for promoting healthy physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development. Nonetheless, many children face deficiencies between ages 0 and 5 that...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
Rand,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ch. 1. Introduction
- ch. 2. Strategies for intervention
- ch. 3. What works in early childhood intervention programs
- ch. 4. The economis of early childhood interventions
- ch. 5. Conclusions
- Appendix A. Descriptions of early childhood intervention programs included in the study
- Appendix B. Methodology for the analysis of cognitive outcomes in chapter three.
- Disparities in early childhood and the associated consequences. The promise of early childhood interventions
- Strategies for intervention. Theoretical foundations of early childhood intervention. Strategies for early childhood intervention. Strategies for program evaluation. Early childhood intervention programs with rigorous evaluations and strong evidence to date. Taxonomy of selected early childhood intervention programs
- What works in early childhood intervention programs. Outcomes improved by early childhood intervention programs. Magnitude of the effects. Features associated with more effective programs
- The economics of early childhood interventions. Potential economic benefits of early childhood interventions. Benefit-cost studies of early childhood interventions. Other economic and noneconomic benefits of early childhood interventions. Strengths and limitations of economic evidence
- Conclusions.