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Why Curriculum Matters in Early Childhood Education.
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Schweinhart, Lawrence J.; Weikart, David P. – Educational Leadership, 1998
Assesses effectiveness of three preschool curriculum models by examining the lives of 68 23-year-olds randomly assigned to one such group as economically disadvantaged preschoolers. Young people experienced fewer emotional problems and felony arrests if they had attended a preschool program based on child-initiated learning activities geared to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Economically Disadvantaged, Emotional Problems