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Effectiveness of Early Educational Intervention

Barnett, W. S.·2011·Science

DOI 10.1126/science.1204534

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Early educational intervention has been proposed to partially offset the impacts of poverty and inadequate learning environments on child development and school success. A broad range of early educational interventions are found to produce meaningful, lasting effects on cognitive, social, and schooling outcomes. However, all interventions are not equally effective. Two major U.S. programs perform relatively poorly. Research provides some guidance regarding the features of highly effective programs, but much remains to be learned. New experimental studies of key program features would have a high payoff.

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Authors: Barnett, W. S.
Affiliations: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Corresponding author: Barnett, W. S.
ORCID: Barnett, W. S.
Venue: Science
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published: 2011-08-19
Volume: 333
Issue: 6045
Pages: 975-978
ISSN: 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.1204534
OpenAlex: W2126455292
Cited by: 636
References: 35
Citations by year: 2026: 16 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 47 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 42 · 2020: 70 · 2019: 45 · 2018: 55 · 2017: 47 · 2016: 51 · 2015: 46 · 2014: 45 · 2013: 48 · 2012: 26
FWCI: 22.99
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Science (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
Social Sciences › Education › School Choice and Performance
Social Sciences › Development › Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Keywords: early educational intervention, program effectiveness, child development, school success, poverty, learning environment, cognitive outcomes, social outcomes, program characteristics, early childhood education
MeSH terms: Child Development, Child, Preschool, Cognition, Educational Measurement, Humans, Infant, Intelligence, Social Behavior, United States, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Program Evaluation, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Early Intervention, Educational

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