学校での幼児教育と28歳までの福祉:タイミング,用量,サブグループによる影響
Arthur J Reynolds1, Judy A Temple, Suh-Ruu Ou
1Institute of Child Development and Human Capital Research Collaborative, University of Minnesota, 51 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. ajr@umn.edu
まとめ
長期の学前教育プログラムは,教育の達成,収入,健康を大幅に改善し,犯罪や薬物乱用を減少させます. 幼児教育がもたらすこれらの肯定的な効果は,成人期まで持続します.
科学分野:
- 開発科学とは,開発に関する科学です.
- 公共政策 公共政策 公共政策
- 教育 研究 教育研究
背景:
- 幼稚園のプログラムは,人生におけるポジティブな効果を示していますが,スケール,サブグループへの影響,投与量に関する知識のギャップがあります.
- 持続的な早期教育の長期的な成果を理解することは,政策と実践にとって極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- 児童親センター教育プログラムが参加後25年までの福祉指標に与える持続効果を調査する.
- プログラムの期間と特定の構成要素が長期的な成果にどのように影響するか検討する.
主な方法:
- シカゴの子供・親センター教育プログラムに参加した1400人を対象とした長期的研究.
- 通常のサービスを受ける対照群との参加者の比較.
- 教育レベル,収入,社会経済的地位 (SES),健康保険,司法制度への関与,薬物乱用を含む結果の分析.
主要な成果:
- プログラムへの参加は,高等教育レベル,収入,SES,医療保険の対象と結びついています.
- 参加者の司法制度への関与と薬物乱用率が低いことが観察されました.
- 永続的な影響は,幼稚園,特に高校中退の男性と子供にとって最も強くなります.
- 4年以上の勤務は,主に教育とSESに影響を及ぼし,成分内の投与量は,アウトカムと限られた関連を示しました.
結論:
- 持続的な,学校ベースの早期教育プログラムは,人生の第三十年に渡って,複数の生活領域に顕著で持続的なポジティブな効果を示しています.
- 幼稚園の早期介入は,特に脆弱なサブグループにとって,最も堅実な長期的な利益を示しています.
- 政策の影響は,包括的で長期的な幼児教育イニシアチブへの投資を支援します.
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