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ERIC Number: EJ342557
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Reference Count: 0
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Castles in the Sand: Response to Schweinhart and Weikart.
Gersten, Russell; White, W. A. T.
Educational Leadership, v44 n3 p19-20 Nov 1986
Criticizes Lawrence J. Schweinhart and David Weikart's article on early childhood development in this "Educational Leadership" issue for overemphasizing inadequacies of the direct academic approach. Claims that findings were based on insufficient data and disclosed no significant differences in self-esteem, locus of control, suspension, and court arrest records. Includes six references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Delinquency, Economically Disadvantaged, High Risk Students, Intelligence, Locus of Control, Outcomes of Education, Preschool Education, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers; Researchers
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).