早期干预可以对人力资本产生持续影响吗?
1University College Dublin.
The Journal of human resources
|October 21, 2024
概括
早期干预计划可以产生持久的影响. "为生活做好准备"计划在九岁时改善了认知技能和学业成绩,主要是通过增强家长的信念.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 教育政策 教育政策
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 早期干预计划的效果往往会随着时间的推移而减弱.
- 育儿计划旨在支持从怀孕到幼儿时期的儿童发展.
研究的目的:
- 评估"为生活做好准备"家庭访问和育儿计划的长期影响.
- 评估对中儿童期认知,社会情感和学术成果的影响.
主要方法:
- 随机对照试验设计.随机对照试验设计.
- 纵向跟踪到9岁.长度跟踪到9岁.
- 对治疗效应和异质性的分析.
主要成果:
- 在9岁时对认知能力 (0.55SD) 和学业成绩 (0.30-0.54SD) 有显著的积极影响.
- 没有对社会情感技能产生重大影响.
- 影响主要与父母早期信仰的改善有关.
结论:
- "为生活做好准备"计划展示了持续的好处到中年童年.
- 早期父母信仰的改善是长期认知和学术收益的关键机制.
- 早期干预可以产生持久的积极结果,如果有效设计.
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