Adult outcomes as a function of an early childhood educational program: An abecedarian project follow-up

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1033-1043

  Campbell, Frances A ^a   Pungello, Elizabeth P ^a   Burchinal, Margaret ^a   Kainz, Kirsten ^a,f   Pan, Yi ^a   Wasik, Barbara H ^b   Barbarin, Oscar A ^c   Sparling, Joseph J ^a,d   Rameyc, Craig T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Strategic Education Research Partnership   (United States)

Author keywords

Abecedarian Project; Adult outcomes; Early childhood education; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868199653     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026644     Document Type: Article

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