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ERIC Number: EJ342556
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Reference Count: 0
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On Long-Term Effects of Early Education: A Conversation with Lawrence Schweinhart.
Brandt, Ronald S.
Educational Leadership, v44 n3 p14-18 Nov 1986
Discusses results of a longitudinal study comparing three models of preschool education for disadvantaged children: a teacher-oriented DISTAR program, a High/Scope collaborative model, and a traditional nursery school program. While all three programs improved IQ scores, participants in the DISTAR model reported twice as much delinquency as those in child-initiated programs. Includes three references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Cost Effectiveness, Delinquency, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Benefits, Intelligence, Interviews, Longitudinal Studies, Outcomes of Education, Preschool Education, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Direct Instruction; Distar; High Scope Demonstration Preschool Project
Note: For related articles, see EA 520 494-498 (this issue).