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 -