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ERIC Number: EJ118479
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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Effects of a Four-Year Follow Through Program on Economically Disadvantaged Children
Abelson, Willa D.; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, 66, 5, 756-71, Oct 74
Findings indicate that the Follow Through Program was highly beneficial to those children who participated in it. The longitudinal and cross-sectional evidence together point to the conclusion that the gains accruing from compensatory education programs are commensurate with the duration and amount of effort which are expended on these programs. (Author/BJG)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cross Sectional Studies, Disadvantaged Youth, Humanistic Education, Individualized Instruction, Longitudinal Studies, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Program Evaluation, Remedial Programs
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Identifiers: Project Follow Through; Project Head Start