Early Childhood Intervention: Two Views

Autor/in	Bracey, Gerald W.
Titel	Early Childhood Intervention: Two Views
Quelle	In: Principal Leadership, 9 (2009) 8, S.56-59 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-8957
Schlagwörter	Preschool Education; Principals; Administrator Responsibility; Outcomes of Education; Early Intervention; Public Education; Socioeconomic Influences; Disadvantaged Youth; Program Effectiveness; Child Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Principal; Schulleiter; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Öffentliche Erziehung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Kindesentwicklung
Abstract	A recurring promise in President's Obama's campaign was to spend more money on preschool education. At first glance, that might not seem like something high on the priority list of secondary school principals, but as the demographer Harold Hodgkinson pointed out, the one great truth of demography is that in 10 years, everyone who is still alive will be exactly 10 years older. So, if secondary school principals want little girls (and little boys) to grow up in the most delightful way, they should pay attention to and be invested in what's happening at preschool. Certainly, that's the way Nobel laureate economist James Heckman sees it. As an economist, Heckman is interested in which investments bring the greatest returns to society. He contends that, more than most other education interventions, preschool education is such an investment in "schools, skills, and synapses"--also the name of a paper he wrote for the Institute of the Study of Labor. Heckman (2008) lays out his broadest take on the topic using his own research and that of many others. This article offers several of his main arguments and the author's own annotations. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10