TY - JOUR T1 - Adult outcomes as a function of an early childhood educational program: an Abecedarian Project follow-up JF - Dev PsycholDev Psychol Y1 - 2012 A1 - Campbell, F. A. A1 - Pungello, E. P. A1 - Burchinal, M. A1 - Kainz, K. A1 - Pan, Y. A1 - Wasik, B. H. A1 - Barbarin, O. A. A1 - Sparling, J. J. A1 - Ramey, C. T. KW - *Child Development KW - *Early Intervention (Education) KW - *Educational Status KW - *Social Adjustment KW - Adult KW - Age Factors KW - Child, Preschool KW - Family KW - Female KW - Health Status KW - Humans KW - Infant KW - Longitudinal Studies KW - Male KW - Outcome Assessment (Health Care) KW - Poverty KW - Sex Factors KW - Socioeconomic Factors KW - Statistics as Topic KW - Surveys and Questionnaires KW - Young Adult AB - Adult (age 30) educational, economic, and social-emotional adjustment outcomes were investigated for participants in the Abecedarian Project, a randomized controlled trial of early childhood education for children from low-income families. Of the original 111 infants enrolled (98% African American), 101 took part in the age 30 follow-up. Primary indicators of educational level, economic status, and social adjustment were examined as a function of early childhood treatment. Treated individuals attained significantly more years of education, but income-to-needs ratios and criminal involvement did not vary significantly as a function of early treatment. A number of other indicators were described for each domain. Overall, the findings provide strong evidence for educational benefits, mixed evidence for economic benefits, and little evidence for treatment-related social adjustment outcomes. Implications for public policy are discussed. VL - 48 SN - 0012-1649 N1 - 1939-0599
Campbell, Frances A
Pungello, Elizabeth P
Burchinal, Margaret
Kainz, Kirsten
Pan, Yi
Wasik, Barbara H
Barbarin, Oscar A
Sparling, Joseph J
Ramey, Craig T
R01 HD040817/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States
R01 HD054702/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States
R37 HD065072/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States
6 R40 MC 00254/PHS HHS/United States
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
United States
Dev Psychol. 2012 Jul;48(4):1033-43. doi: 10.1037/a0026644. Epub 2012 Jan 16. U2 - PMC3989926 ER -