کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
359590 620257 2016 14 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Differential effectiveness of Head Start in urban and rural communities
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
دیفرانسیل اثربخشی شروع به سر در جوامع شهری و روستایی
کلمات کلیدی
شروع به سر؛ پیش دبستانی؛ تنوع ضربه. زبان و سواد؛ محله
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی روانشناسی روان شناسی کاربردی
چکیده انگلیسی


• We examine variation in Head Start's impact on language and literacy by urbanicity.
• Head Start is more effective in improving receptive vocabulary in urban areas.
• Head Start improves children's oral comprehension only in rural areas.
• Related contextual and compositional features may underlie urban–rural differences.

Recent research suggests that Head Start may be differentially effective in improving low-income children's early language and literacy skills based on a number of individual- and family-level characteristics. Using data from the Head Start Impact Study (n = 3503; 50% male, 63% treatment group), the present study extends this work to consider program impact variation based on centers' location in urban versus rural communities. Results indicate that Head Start is more effective in increasing children's receptive vocabulary (as measured by the PPVT) in urban areas and their oral comprehension (as measured by the Woodcock-Johnson Oral Comprehension task) in rural areas. Additional analyses suggest that related characteristics of the center – including concentration of dual language learners and provision of transportation services – may underlie these associations. Implications for research on program evaluation and policy are discussed.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology - Volume 43, March–April 2016, Pages 29–42
نویسندگان
, , , , ,