Education--Does It Make a Difference When You Start?.

Harris, Irving B.

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ERIC Number: EJ463501

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Education--Does It Make a Difference When You Start?

Harris, Irving B.

Aspen Institute Quarterly, v5 n2 p30-52 Spr 1993

Assesses the state of U.S. education after a decade of debate about school improvement, and explores what research is teaching us about child development. Children develop a significant portion of their cognitive skills before they are old enough for Head Start, making early interventions crucial. (SLD)

Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Educational Research, High Risk Students, School Readiness, Special Needs Students, Thinking Skills, Urban Youth, Young Children

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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