ERIC Number: EJ1276469
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
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Exploring the Impacts of an Early Childhood Educational Intervention on Later School Selection
Watts, Tyler; Ibrahim, Deanna; Khader, Alaa; Li, Chen; Gandhi, Jill; Raver, Cybele
Educational Researcher, v49 n9 p667-677 Dec 2020
In the current article, we examine the long-run school selection patterns of children randomly assigned to the Chicago School Readiness Project, an early childhood educational (ECE) intervention that aimed to improve the quality of Head Start classrooms serving low-income communities. Analyses suggest that adolescents who participated in the program were more likely to opt out of their assigned neighborhood school and attend schools with better indicators of academic performance. Further analyses suggested that these selection patterns began in elementary school, although elementary school quality explained only a small portion of the effect on high school selection. Results suggest that intensive ECE interventions could have lasting effects on children's patterns of selection into later educational environments.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Intervention, School Readiness, Low Income Students, School Choice, Educational Quality, High Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Urban Schools, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); National Institutes of Health (DHHS)
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois (Chicago)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A160176; R01HD046160