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Early childhood interventions [electronic resource] : proven results, future promise / Lynn A. Karoly, M. Rebecca Kilburn, Jill S. Cannon.

By: Karoly, Lynn A, 1961-.
Contributor(s): Kilburn, M. Rebecca | Cannon, Jill S | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2005Description: xxxii, 167 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Children with social disabilities -- Services for -- United States | Children with social disabilities -- Services for -- United States -- Evaluation | Child welfare -- United States -- Evaluation | Early childhood education -- United States | Child care services -- United States | Public welfare -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 362.7/0973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-167).

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.