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ERIC Number: EJ520956
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
Cognitive and School Outcomes for High-Risk African-American Students at Middle Adolescence: Positive Effects of Early Intervention.
Campbell, Frances A.; Ramey, Craig T.
American Educational Research Journal, v32 n4 p743-72 Win 1995
Long-term intellectual and academic benefits related to an early childhood educational intervention, the Carolina Abecedarian Project, were found for 93 students from low-income families (98% African American). Results from 7 to 10 years after intervention supported the relative efficacy of preschool treatment over that given in early elementary school. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Black Students, Cognitive Processes, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, High Risk Students, Low Income Groups, Outcomes of Education, Poverty, Program Effectiveness
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Carolina Abecedarian Project NC
Note: Research supported by grant numbers 5 R01 HD21782 and 5 R01 HD24114 from the National Institutes of Health and Human Development.