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The Power of Preschool: What We Know from Lottery Evidence. Policy Brief
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Talia Gerstle; Amanda Schmidt – Blueprint Labs, 2023
This publication summarizes an academic review paper on preschool effectiveness, "Lottery Evidence on the Impact of Preschool in the United States: A Review and Meta-Analysis" by Jesse Bruhn and Emily Emick. The 44 papers summarized fall into three categories: studies of three model preschool programs begun in the 1960s known as…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Preschool Evaluation
Replication Research and Special Education
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Travers, Jason C.; Cook, Bryan G.; Therrien, William J.; Coyne, Michael D. – Remedial and Special Education, 2016
Replicating previously reported empirical research is a necessary aspect of an evidence-based field of special education, but little formal investigation into the prevalence of replication research in the special education research literature has been conducted. Various factors may explain the lack of attention to replication of special education…
Descriptors: Special Education, Replication (Evaluation), Intervention, Research Methodology
Education in Early Postcolonial India: Expansion, Experimentation and Planned Self-Help
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Sherman, Taylor C. – History of Education, 2018
After independence India's leaders committed the country to democracy with universal franchise and to pursuing a socialistic pattern of society. As part of these interlocking projects, it was widely recognised that India's educational systems needed reform. However, with scarce resources, Indian policy-makers faced the dilemma of whether to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Educational Development, Educational Policy