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Heckman, James J.; Karapakula, Ganesh – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2019
This paper presents the first analysis of the life course outcomes through late midlife (around age 55) for the participants of the iconic Perry Preschool Project, an experimental high-quality preschool program for disadvantaged African-American children in the 1960s. We discuss the design of the experiment, compromises in and adjustments to the…
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, African Americans, Males, Adolescents
Howell, Robert E.; Weir, Ivan Lee – 1980
An evaluation of four experimental programs designed to stimulate participation of agricultural and rural leaders in public affairs assessed the effectiveness of leadership training on young men and women in California, Michigan, Montana, and Pennsylvania. Varying from two to three years in length, the programs emphasized the analysis of major…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Change Agents, Citizen Participation