Is Something Better than Nothing? An Evaluation of Early Childhood Programs in Cambodia

Autor/inn/en	Rao, Nirmala; Sun, Jin; Pearson, Veronica; Pearson, Emma; Liu, Hongyun; Constas, Mark A.; Engle, Patrice L.
Titel	Is Something Better than Nothing? An Evaluation of Early Childhood Programs in Cambodia
Quelle	In: Child Development, 83 (2012) 3, S.864-876 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01746.x
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Rural Areas; Preschool Children; Home Schooling; Child Development; Preschool Education; Scores; Pretests Posttests; Cambodians; Community Programs; State Schools; Educational Experience + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Ausland; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Homeschooling; Home instruction; ; Hausunterricht; Heimschule; Kindesentwicklung; Kambodschanisch; Staatliche Schule; Bildungserfahrung
Abstract	This study evaluated the relative effectiveness of home-based, community-based, and state-run early childhood programs across Cambodia. A total of 880 five-year-olds (55% girls) from 6 rural provinces in Cambodia attending State Preschools, Community Preschools, Home-Based Programs, or no programs were assessed twice using the Cambodian Developmental Assessment Test. Controlling for baseline differences, children who participated in any early childhood programs performed significantly better in posttest than those of children who did not participate in any programs. Children in State Preschools scored significantly higher than those in either Community Preschools or Home-Based Programs; scores did not differ as a function of attending Community Preschools or Home-Based Programs. The results indicate that some preschool experience is better than none at all. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10