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EJ381174 TM514120
Title: The Efficacy of Public Preschool Programs and the Relationship of Program Quality to Efficacy.Author(s): Barnett, W. Stephen; And Others
Source: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v10 n1 p37-49 Spr 1988
Publication Date: 1988
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR1989
Initial findings
of a longitudinal study of the efficacy of public preschool programs
in South Carolina are presented. Two separate research designs were
used to study 362 preschoolers in comparison with 1,662 non-preschoolers.
School readiness was increased by participation in preschool when
a minimum level of quality was maintained. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Quality; *Longitudinal Studies; *Outcomes
of Education; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; *Preschool
Evaluation; *Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; School Readiness;
State Programs
Identifiers: *Efficacy; Preschool Classroom Implementation; Rating
Instrument; South Carolina
