Investing in Our Future: The Evidence Base on Preschool Education

Autor/inn/en	Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Weiland, Christina; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Burchinal, Margaret R.; Espinosa, Linda M.; Gormley, William T.; Ludwig, Jens; Magnuson, Katherine A.; Phillips, Deborah; Zaslow, Martha J.
Institution	Society for Research in Child Development
Titel	Investing in Our Future: The Evidence Base on Preschool Education
Quelle	(2013), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Preschool Education; Investment; Evidence; Relevance (Education); School Readiness; Outcomes of Education; Educational Quality; Family Income; Family Characteristics; Cost Effectiveness; Early Intervention; Developmentally Appropriate Practices; Integrated Activities; Integrated Curriculum; Faculty Development; Cohort Analysis; Child Development; Educational Needs; Educational Benefits; Evidence Based Practice + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Investments; Geldanlage; Investiton; Evidenz; Relevance; Relevanz; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Familieneinkommen; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Entwicklungsbezogene Bildung; Integrierender Unterricht; Kohortenanalyse; Kindesentwicklung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Bildungsertrag
Abstract	The expansion of publicly-funded preschool education is currently the focus of a prominent debate. At present, 42% of 4-year-olds attend publicly funded preschool (28% attend public prekindergarten programs, 11% Head Start, and 3% special education preschool programs). A vigorous debate about the merits of preschool education is underway, although at times it has not included the most recent available evidence. The goal of this brief is to provide a non-partisan, thorough, and up-to-date review of the current science and evidence base on early childhood education (ECE). Our interdisciplinary group of early childhood experts reviewed rigorous evidence on why early skills matter, the short- and long-term effects of preschool programs on children's school readiness and life outcomes, the importance of program quality, which children benefit from preschool (including evidence on children from different family income backgrounds), and the costs versus benefits of preschool education. We focus on preschool (early childhood education) for four-year-olds, with some review of the evidence for three-year-olds when relevant. We do not discuss evidence regarding programs for 0-3 year olds. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01